Loquacious
/loʊˈkweɪ.ʃəs/noun
Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
Did you know?Loquacious comes from Latin *loquāx*, meaning “talkative,” from *loquī* (“to speak”), the same ancient speech-root behind several words about language, eloquence, and even parley.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wekʷ-
“to speak, say”
Latin
Latin
loquī
“to speak, talk”
Latin
Latin
loquāx
“talkative, garrulous”
Late Latin
Latin
loquāciōsus
“full of talk, very talkative”
14th–15th Century
English
loquacious
“talkative; given to much speaking”
Modern English
English
loquacious
“tending to talk a great deal”
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