Where does “natapükik” come from?
natapükik (Volapük) comes from Volapük natapük, from Volapük pük, from English speak, from Middle English speke, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
natapükik (Volapük): Of, in, from or pertaining to a natural language
Definitions
- Of, in, from or pertaining to a natural language
Ancestry of “natapükik”, step by step
natapükik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük natapük
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | natapük | natural language |
| 2 | Volapük | pük | language |
| 3 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 4 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 5 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 6 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |
via Volapük ik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ik | adjective morpheme |