Where does “unhackable” come from?
unhackable (English) comes from English hackable, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
unhackable (English): Not hackable; that cannot be hacked or broken...
Definitions
- Not hackable; that cannot be hacked or broken...
Ancestry of “unhackable”, step by step
unhackable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hackable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hackable | That can be hacked or broken into; insecure,... |
| 2 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 3 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 4 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 5 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 6 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 7 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 8 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 11 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |