Etymograph

English

chatty

Chatty comes from English chat ‘informal conversation’.

  1. English1500–presentchat‘informal conversation’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019chatty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentchat‘informal conversation’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019chatty

Earliest quotation: 2019, Kathryn Vasel, Burnout is a big deal. Here’s how managers can spot it: “When a typically chatty employee who often participates in…”

A compound of chat ‘informal conversation’ + -y

Middle English cheteren

Middle English chateren

English chatter

English chat

Linked words

through English chat ‘informal conversation’

chad

Today it means

adj Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English chat / chatty

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