English
squirrely
From squirrel + -y.
Formed from squirrel + -y
Ancient Greek σκίουρος ‘shadow-tail’
Latin sciūrus
Vulgar Latin *scūriolus
Anglo-Norman esquirel
Middle English squirel ‘a squirrel’
English squirrel
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “squirrely”. 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.
Etymograph / squirrely