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Where does “kickback” come from?

I need to point out that the chain provided doesn't actually trace back to "kickback" (English) — it traces back to "back" (English). The chain shows: English back ← French bac ← English bucket ← Old Swedish nattbakka ← Latin bassus ← Ancient Greek βάσις ← Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis. However, I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology for "kickback" based on this chain, since the chain doesn't support that word. Could you clarify: Should I write the etymology for **"back"** using this chain, or is there a different etymological chain for **"kickback"** you'd like me to work with?

kickback (English): A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an...

Definitions

  1. A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an...

Ancestry of “kickback”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
2Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
3Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
4Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
5Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
6Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
7Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
8English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
9Latin-āceus—
10Latin-āx—
11Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
12Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
13Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
14Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “kickback”

  • antikickback
  • kikbak
  • kikbek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →