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Where does “communicative” come from?

Communicative comes from Middle French communicatif, meaning inclined to communicate or share.

communicative (English): Eager to communicate; talkative

Definitions

  1. Eager to communicate; talkative

Ancestry of “communicative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcommunicatif—

Words derived from “communicative”

  • uncommunicative
  • communicatively
  • communicativeness
  • noncommunicative
  • incommunicative
  • metacommunicative
  • uncommunicativeness
  • incommunicativeness
  • intercommunicative
  • uncommunicatively
  • incommunicatively
  • miscommunicative
  • kommunikatív
Every word from Middle French communicatif →