Where does “squash” come from?
squash (French) 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.
squash (French): squash; squash game; squash court
Definitions
- squash; squash game; squash court
Ancestry of “squash”, step by step