Where does “talkativity” come from?

talkativity (English) comes from English talkative, from Middle English talkatyve.

talkativity (English): The quality of being talkative

Definitions

  1. The quality of being talkative

Ancestry of “talkativity”, step by step

talkativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English talkative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkativeTending to talk a lot; Speaking openly and...
2Middle Englishtalkatyve—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Middle English talkatyve →Every word from English talkative →