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Where does “hackmanite” come from?

hackmanite (English) comes from English Hackman, 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...

hackmanite (English): An important variety of sodalite exhibiting...

Definitions

  1. An important variety of sodalite exhibiting...

Ancestry of “hackmanite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHackman—
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 Germanicsakku—
10Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
11Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
12Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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