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Where does “antihijack” come from?

antihijack (English) comes from English hijack, from English jacker, from English jacklight, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.

antihijack (English): Opposing or countering hijacking

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering hijacking

Ancestry of “antihijack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhijack—
2EnglishjackerOne who hunts at night using a jacklight
3EnglishjacklightA spotlight or lamp mounted on a car; To shine a...
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle Englishjakke—
6Anglo-Normanjacke—
7Middle Frenchjaque—
8Middle Frenchjacques—
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
12Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →