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, noun

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, noun

Word 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