English → Latin
“squat” in Latin
conquinīscōto crouch down, squatsubsīdōto crouch, squat, sit down, set down, sink; to settle, subside; to crouch down on the watch, lie in wait, lie in ambushobedōto eat, eat away, or devour; to waste away or become leanventriōsushaving a large belly, potbellied
The English word squat itself goes back to Latin cōgō, through *coactire.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
squat v.
To sit down on the hams or heels, conquiniscere (Plaut.): subsidere (Liv.).
To settle, Vid.
squat adj.
Sitting low, humi assidens: subsidens.
Short and thick, obesus: habitu corporis brevis et obesus (☞ not quadratus, which = of moderate stature, but well knit together; corpus quadratum, neque gracile neque obesum, Cels., 2, 1): ventriosus or ventruosus (corpulent, having a large stomach).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for squat?
- The usual Latin words for “squat” are conquinīscō, subsīdō, obedō; also ventriōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.