Where does “unlooper” come from?
unlooper (English) comes from English unloop, from English loop, from Middle English loupe, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
unlooper (English): A device used to break a smart card's microcontroller out of an infinite loop state that makes it otherwise unusable
Definitions
- A device used to break a smart card's microcontroller out of an infinite loop state that makes it otherwise unusable
Ancestry of “unlooper”, step by step
unlooper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unloop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unloop | To remove a loop from; to unfasten from a loop |
| 2 | English | loop | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled... |
| 3 | Middle English | loupe | opening in a wall; noose, loop |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaup | leap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap |
| 5 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |