Where does “hackaround” come from?
hackaround (English) comes from English workaround, from English around, from Middle English arounde, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō — to run.
hackaround (English): A hacky workaround; an unattractive but expedient...
Definitions
- A hacky workaround; an unattractive but expedient...
Ancestry of “hackaround”, step by step
hackaround traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English workaround
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | workaround | A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially... |
| 2 | English | around | Defining a circle or closed curve containing a... |
| 3 | Middle English | arounde | about the margin, along the periphery |
| 4 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 5 | Old French | reont | round |
| 6 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 7 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 8 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 9 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via English hack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 2 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 3 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 4 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 5 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 6 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 7 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 10 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |