Where does “tripcode” come from?

tripcode (English) comes from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

tripcode (English): The hash code of a password, used for signing...

Definitions

  1. The hash code of a password, used for signing...

Ancestry of “tripcode”, step by step

tripcode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
2Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
3Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
4Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
6Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English trip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtripa journey; an excursion or jaunt; a stumble or...
2Middle EnglishtrippenTo walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;...
3Old Frenchtriperto hop or dance around, strike with the feet
4GermanTrippergonorrhea, clap

Words derived from “tripcode

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô