myEtymology.com: French etymology of esquasser

Etymology of the French word esquasser

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-

English squash

Word found in Old French