Where does “clickjack” come from?
clickjack (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.
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Ancestry of “clickjack”, step by step
clickjack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hijack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hijack | To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat) |
| 2 | English | jacker | One who hunts at night using a jacklight |
| 3 | English | jacklight | A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car; To shine a... |
| 4 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 5 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 7 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 8 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 9 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 10 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English click
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 2 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 3 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 4 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 5 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |