Where does “newsjacker” come from?

newsjacker (English) comes from English jacker, from English jacklight, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.

newsjacker (English): One who engages in newsjacking

Definitions

  1. One who engages in newsjacking

Ancestry of “newsjacker”, step by step

newsjacker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jacker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjackerOne who hunts at night using a jacklight
2EnglishjacklightA spotlight or lamp mounted on a car; To shine a...
3EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
4Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
5Anglo-Normanjacke
6Middle Frenchjaque
7Middle Frenchjacques
8Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
9LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
10Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
11Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
12HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
13Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via English News

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewsNew information of interest
2Middle Englishnewes
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב