English
talkation
From talk + -ation.
Formed from talk + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *dol-
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Proto-Germanic *talkōną ‘to talk’
Proto-West Germanic *talkōn ‘to talk’
Old English *tealcian ‘to talk’
Middle English talken
English talk
The story
First use appears c. 1757 in the Centinel.
Today it means
noun A long-winded speech or discussion.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “talkation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / talkation