speaking
English
/ˈspiːˌkiŋ/
adj
Definitions
- Used in speaking.
- Expressive; eloquent.
- Involving speaking.
- Having the ability of speech.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spekinge inherited from Old English specende inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprekandz (speaking), *sprekaną (speak, say, make a sound) affix from English speak.
Origin
English
speak
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Newspeak English
- autospeak English
- bespeak English
- bullspeak English
- cyberspeak English
- duckspeak English
- farspeak English
- forespeak English
- forspeak English
- forthspeak English
- forthspeaking English
- gainspeaking English
- inspeak English
- lolspeak English
- mallspeak English
- misspeak English
- misspeaking English
- newspeak English
- nonspeaking English
- outspeak English
- overspeak English
- respeak English
- speak English
- speakability English
- speakable English
- speakeasy English
- speaker English
- speakest English
- speaketh English
- speakie English
- speakingly English
- speako English
- speakout English
- speakworthy English
- textspeak English
- underspeak English
- unspeak English
- unspeaking English
- unspeakingly English
- upspeak English
- withspeak English
- spiikki Finnish
- sprekend Dutch, Flemish
- welsprekend Dutch, Flemish
- *spreg- Proto-Indo-European
- *sprekandz Proto-Germanic
- *sprekaną Proto-Germanic
- *sprukiz Proto-Germanic
- specan Old English
- specende Old English
- sprecan Old English
- speken Middle English
- spekinge Middle English
- spekingly Middle English
- newspeak Czech
- novořeč Czech
- sprehhan Old High German
- spikka Faroese
- sprecan Old Dutch
- sprekan Old Saxon
- spreka Old Frisian
- pük Volapük
- spikön Volapük
- piki Sranan Tongo
- speak
- speako
- inspeak
- speakie
- unspeak
- respeak
- upspeak
- speaker
- bespeak
- speakout
- lolspeak
- speaketh
- farspeak
- newspeak
- speakest
- forspeak
- misspeak
- outspeak
- Newspeak
- mallspeak
- autospeak
- duckspeak
- speakeasy
- bullspeak
- overspeak
- withspeak
- speakable
- textspeak
- forespeak
- forthspeak
- unspeaking
- speakingly
- underspeak
- cyberspeak
- nonspeaking
- speakworthy
- misspeaking
- unspeakingly
- speakability
- gainspeaking
- forthspeaking