Where does “squisher” come from?

squisher (English) comes from English squish, from English squash, from Middle English squachen, from Old French esquacher, from Vulgar Latin excoactiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

squisher (English): One who, or that which, squishes

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, squishes

Ancestry of “squisher”, step by step

squisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English squish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquishThe sound or action of something, especially...
2EnglishsquashA sport played in a walled court with a soft...
3Middle Englishsquachen
4Old Frenchesquacher
5Vulgar Latinexcoactiare
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicōto impart, share
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит