Speech
/spiːtʃ/noun
The expression of thoughts and feelings by spoken words.
Did you know?“Speech” descends from a Germanic root linked to speaking, and in old magical traditions, words were treated as forces that could bless, curse, bind, or transform reality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spēk-
“To look at, observe, or consider”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sprekaną
“To speak”
Old English
English
sprǣc
“Speech, discourse, talk”
Middle English
English
speche
“Speech, utterance, language”
Modern English
English
speech
“The act or manner of speaking”