Origin of squat
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
squatten < Old French
esquater,
esquatir, equivalent to
es-
ex-1 +
quatir < Vulgar Latin
*coactīre to compress, equivalent to Latin
coāct(us), past participle of
cōgere to compress (
co-
co- +
ag(ere) to drive +
-tus past participle suffix) +
-īre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; (adj.) Middle English: in a squatting position, orig., past participle of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM squat
squat·ly, adverb squat·ness, nounWords nearby squat
Example sentences from the Web for squatted
British Dictionary definitions for squatted
squat
/ (skwɒt) /
verb squats, squatting or squatted (intr)
adjective
Also: squatty (ˈskwɒtɪ)
short and broad
a squat chair
noun
Derived forms of squat
squatly, adverb squatness, nounWord Origin for squat
C13: from Old French
esquater, from
es-
ex-
1 +
catir to press together, from Vulgar Latin
coactīre (unattested), from Latin
cōgere to compress, from
co- +
agere to drive