Where does “hackerism” come from?

hackerism (English) comes from English hacker, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Ancestry of “hackerism”, step by step

hackerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hacker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhackerOne who is expert at programming and solving...
2EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
3EnglishhackysackAlternative form of hackeysack
4EnglishhackeysackA non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
5EnglishsackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
6Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
7Old Englishsaccsack, bag
8Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
9Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
10Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
11Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
12Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκοςEvery word from Latin saccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz
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