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Germanic or Romance etymology #2: To say
For each synonym of to say, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/
Explanations do not include PIE roots
Hint: Neither is barely used: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart_2D.svg
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Last updated: June 22, 2019
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1. To say
Proto-Germanic: sagjanan>Old English: secgan
Romance
Germanic
Neither
2. To speak
Proto-Germanic: sprekanan>Old English: specan
Romance
Germanic
Neither
3. To talk
Proto-Germanic: talō>Old English: talu>Middle English: tale>c. 1200 English: talken
Romance
Germanic
Neither
4. To communicate
Latin: communicatus
Romance
Germanic
Neither
5. To voice
Latin: vocem>Old French: voiz
Romance
Germanic
Neither
6. To tell
Proto-Germanic: taljan>Old English: tellan
Romance
Germanic
Neither
7. To verbalize
16c. French: verbaliser
Romance
Germanic
Neither
8. To chat
early 13c. English: chateren
Romance
Germanic
Neither
9. To whisper
Proto-Germanic: hwis- >Old English: hwisprian
Romance
Germanic
Neither
10. To narrate
Latin: narratus
Romance
Germanic
Neither
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