Where does “hackishly” come from?

hackishly (English) comes from English hackish, 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...

hackishly (English): In a hackish manner

Definitions

  1. In a hackish manner

Ancestry of “hackishly”, step by step

hackishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hackish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhackishCharacteristic of hacks, or inferior writers;...
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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκοςEvery word from Latin saccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz