Origin of talk
1175–1225; Middle English talk(i)en to converse, speak, derivative (with -k suffix) of tale speech, discourse, tale; cognate with Frisian (E dial.) talken
Synonyms for talk
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noun
See also talk about, talk at, talk back, talk down, talk into, talk out, talk round, talk through, talk up
Word Origin for talk
C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk
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