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Etymology of the English word squashed

the English word squashed
derived from the English word squash
derived from the Old French word esquasser
derived from the Vulgar Latin word exquassare
using the Latin prefix ex-
derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs
derived from the Vulgar Latin word quassare (shake repeatedly; wave, flourish)
derived from the Latin word quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwet-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwēt-
derived from the Narragansett word askútasquash

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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