English
squatness
From squat + -ness.
A compound of squat + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
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Latin coāctus
Old French quatir ‘to press down, flatten’
Old French esquatir
Middle English squatten ‘to squat’
English squat
Today it means
noun The state of being squat
Sources
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Etymograph / squatness