Where does “squattiness” come from?
squattiness (English) comes from English squatty, 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.
squattiness (English): The state or quality of being squatty
Definitions
- The state or quality of being squatty
Ancestry of “squattiness”, step by step
squattiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English squatty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squatty | Somewhat squat |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |