Where does “hacky” come from?
hacky (English) comes from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
hacky (English): plural of háček
Definitions
- plural of háček
Ancestry of “hacky”, step by step
hacky traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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... |