Where does “hitjob” come from?
hitjob (English) comes from English hit, from Middle English hit, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
hitjob (English): A hit: a premeditated murder for criminal or...
Definitions
- A hit: a premeditated murder for criminal or...
Ancestry of “hitjob”, step by step
hitjob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 2 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 3 | Old English | hit | it |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
via English job
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | job | A task; An economic role for which a person is... |
| 2 | English | jobbe of work | piece of work |
| 3 | Italian | gobbe | feminine plural of gobbo; plural of gobba |
| 4 | Old French | gobet | piece |