Where does “romhack” come from?
romhack (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...
romhack (English): A modified version of a video game, created by editing its ROM data
Definitions
- A modified version of a video game, created by editing its ROM data
Ancestry of “romhack”, step by step
romhack traces back through two 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... |
via English Rom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rom | A member of the Romani people; A male member of... |
| 2 | English | Romford | historically a market town in Essex OS grid ref TQ5188 |
| 3 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |