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Where does “esquatir” come from?

esquatir (Old French) comes from Old French quatir, from Latin coactire, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “esquatir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchquatirTo press down, flatten
2Latincoactirepress together, force
3Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
4Latincōgō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “esquatir”

  • squat
  • squatting
  • squatter
  • squatty
  • cybersquatting
  • squattering
  • cybersquatter
  • squattocracy
  • squatness
  • asquat
  • squatly
  • squattage
  • squattest
  • squattle
  • cybersquat
  • squat rack
  • squatment
  • hack squat
  • websquatting
  • сквоттер
  • squat
  • squatter
  • squattériser
  • squat
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