Where does “hackishness” come from?
hackishness (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...
hackishness (English): Quality of being hackish
Definitions
- Quality of being hackish
Ancestry of “hackishness”, step by step
hackishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hackish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hackish | Characteristic of hacks, or inferior writers;... |
| 2 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 3 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 4 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 5 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 6 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 7 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 8 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 11 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |