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Where does “quatir” come from?

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

quatir (Old French): To press down, flatten

Definitions

  1. To press down, flatten

Ancestry of “quatir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quatir”

  • 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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