Where does “cybersquatting” come from?
cybersquatting (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.
cybersquatting (English): The registration of a well-known brand or company...
Definitions
- The registration of a well-known brand or company...
Ancestry of “cybersquatting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |