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Where does “talkative” come from?

Talkative comes from Middle English talkatyve, meaning inclined to talk much.

talkative (English): Tending to talk a lot; Speaking openly and...

Definitions

  1. Tending to talk a lot; Speaking openly and...

Ancestry of “talkative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtalkatyve—

Words derived from “talkative”

  • talkativeness
  • untalkative
  • talkatively
  • overtalkative
  • untalkativeness
  • nontalkative
Every word from Middle English talkatyve →