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Where does “squishiness” come from?

squishiness (English) comes from English squishy, from English squish, from English squash, from Middle English squachen, from Old French esquacher, from Vulgar Latin excoactiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

squishiness (English): The state or quality of being squishy

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being squishy

Ancestry of “squishiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquishyYielding easily to pressure; very soft;...
2EnglishsquishThe sound or action of something, especially...
3EnglishsquashA sport played in a walled court with a soft...
4Middle Englishsquachen—
5Old Frenchesquacher—
6Vulgar Latinexcoactiare—
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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