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Where does “squish” come from?

squish (English) comes from English squash, from Middle English squachen, from Old French esquacher, from Vulgar Latin excoactiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

squish (English): The sound or action of something, especially...

Definitions

  1. The sound or action of something, especially...

Ancestry of “squish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquashA sport played in a walled court with a soft...
2Middle Englishsquachen—
3Old Frenchesquacher—
4Vulgar Latinexcoactiare—
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “squish”

  • squishy
  • squishiness
  • squishable
  • squishily
  • squisher
  • squishably
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