Where does “hackerství” come from?
hackerství (Czech) comes from Czech hacker, from English hacker, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
hackerství (Czech): hacking unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network
Definitions
- hacking unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network
Ancestry of “hackerství”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | hacker | hacker one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data, or to carry out malicious attacks |
| 2 | English | hacker | One who is expert at programming and solving... |
| 3 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 4 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 5 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 6 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 7 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 8 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 9 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 12 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |