Where does “chatty” come from?
Chatty derives from English chat, which is attested from the 16th century with origins that remain uncertain.
chatty (English): Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting;...
Definitions
- Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting;...
Ancestry of “chatty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chat | To be engaged in informal conversation; To talk... |
| 2 | English | chatter | Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk;... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |