Where does “crosshatch” come from?

crosshatch (English) comes from English hatch, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

crosshatch (English): A pattern of crossing lines; To mark or fill with...

Definitions

  1. A pattern of crossing lines; To mark or fill with...

Ancestry of “crosshatch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhatchA horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A...
2Middle Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
3Old Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
4Old Frenchhacheaxe
5Vulgar Latin*happia—
6Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
7Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
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