Where does “tabnabbing” come from?
tabnabbing (English) comes from English nabbing, from English nab, from English NAP, from French napper, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
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Definitions
- A form of cyberattack that takes over inactive...
Ancestry of “tabnabbing”, step by step
tabnabbing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nabbing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nabbing | present participle of nab |
| 2 | English | nab | To seize, arrest or take into custody; To grab or... |
| 3 | English | NAP | Acronym of non-aggression principle; Acronym of... |
| 4 | French | napper | to cover |
| 5 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English tab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tab | A small flap or strip of material attached to... |
| 2 | English | tablature | A form of musical notation indicating fingering... |
| 3 | Italian | tavolatura | — |
| 4 | Latin | tabulatura | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |