Etymograph

English

squashy

From squash + -y.

A compound of squash + -y

Latin ex

Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre

Old French esquacher

Middle English squachen

English squash

Today it means

adj Easily squashed when pressed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “squashy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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