Where does “antisquatting” come from?
antisquatting (English) comes from English squatting, from English squat, from Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, from Old French quatir, from Latin coactire, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō — resin.
antisquatting (English): Opposing or preventing squatting occupation without permission
Definitions
- Opposing or preventing squatting occupation without permission
Ancestry of “antisquatting”, step by step
antisquatting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English squatting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squatting | The posture of one who squats; The act or general... |
| 2 | English | squat | Relatively short or low, and thick or broad;... |
| 3 | Middle English | squatten | to squat |
| 4 | Old French | esquatir | — |
| 5 | Old French | quatir | To press down, flatten |
| 6 | Latin | coactire | press together, force |
| 7 | Latin | coactus | forced, compelled, having been forced; urged,... |
| 8 | Latin | cōgō | to collect, assemble, gather together |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |