| 【speak】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "specan," "sprecan," "spræc," and "sprecen." It carries the basic meaning of "speak." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "speak"]
speak ****[163] When you speak, you use your voice in order to say something.
speaker ****[1646] A speaker at a meeting, conference, or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk.
speaking ☆[5373] used for or engaged in speech
speech ****[1378] Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking.
[WORD ROOT]root speak
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] speak, speech, spoke, spoken
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) specan, sprecan, spræc, sprecen
[MEANING]root speak
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 specan to speak
- 【Old English】 sprecan to speak, utter words; make a speech; hold discourse (with others)
- 【Old English】 spræc ⑴[past tense of sprecan] ⑵ shoot, twig
- 【Old English】 sprecen
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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speak ★★★★[163] verb from speak
【DEFINITION】 ① When you speak, you use your voice in order to say something.
② When someone speaks to a group of people, they make a speech.
③ If you speak for a group of people, you make their views and demands known, or represent them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks
【ROOTs】 speak; speak
【Etymology】 《Old English specan》 to speak
【First Known Meaning】 to speak, utter words; make a speech; hold discourse (with others)
【DERIVATIVEs】 speak, speakable, speakership, speech, speechify, speaker
speaker ★★★★[1646] noun from speak
【DEFINITION】 A speaker at a meeting, conference, or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk.
【pl.】 speakers
【COMPOSITION】 speak + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ speak; ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English specan》 to speak
【DERIVATIVEs】 speak, speakable, speakership, speech, speaker
speaking ☆[5373] adjective from speak
【DEFINITION】 ① used for or engaged in speech
② able to communicate in a specified language
③ b.conveying meaning as though in words
【COMPOSITION】 speak + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ speak; speak ⑵ ing; noun/adj suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English specan》 to speak
speech ★★★★[1378] noun from speech 〈 speak
【DEFINITION】 Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking.
【pl.】 speeches
【ROOTs】 speech(speak); speak
【Etymology】 《Old English spæc》 act of speaking; power of speaking; manner of speaking; statement, discourse, narrative, formal utterance; language
【DERIVATIVEs】 speak, speakable, speech, speechify, speaker
Other words containing "speak"; bespeak, bespoke, speakable, speechify, spoken
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
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soph
some
solve
solid
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