Utter
/ˈʌtər/noun
To speak or pronounce something.
Did you know?In medieval alchemy, the act of uttering words was believed to manifest reality, linking speech directly to creation itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ud-
“to rise, to flow out”
Old English
Old English
ūtan
“to put forth, to utter”
Middle English
Middle English
utteren
“to express or speak forth”
Modern English
English
utter
“to articulate or convey a sound or message”