Where does “blacktag” come from?
blacktag (English) comes from English hashtag, from English hash tag, from English hash, from French hacher, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia — to dig; to strike, to beat.
blacktag (English): A hashtag used by, or in support of, the black...
Definitions
- A hashtag used by, or in support of, the black...
Ancestry of “blacktag”, step by step
blacktag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hashtag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hashtag | A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign... |
| 2 | English | hash tag | — |
| 3 | English | hash | Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and... |
| 4 | French | hacher | to chop up, mince; to split with an axe; to cut... |
| 5 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 6 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 7 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 9 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |
via English Black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 2 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |