Where does “ĉirkaŭhaki” come from?
ĉirkaŭhaki (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto haki, from German hacken, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
ĉirkaŭhaki (Esperanto): to trim reduce slightly, altering the shape
Definitions
- to trim reduce slightly, altering the shape
Ancestry of “ĉirkaŭhaki”, step by step
ĉirkaŭhaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto haki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | haki | to chop, to hew |
| 2 | German | hacken | to chop, to hack; to be choppy, to not work... |
| 3 | English | hack | To chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough... |
| 4 | English | hackysack | Alternative form of hackeysack |
| 5 | English | hackeysack | A non-competition sport in which a small sack, or... |
| 6 | English | sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse... |
| 7 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 8 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 9 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 12 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via Esperanto ĉirkaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉirkaŭ | around; about |
| 2 | Italian | circa | regarding, concerning; about, approximately |
| 3 | Latin | circā | — |
| 4 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 5 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |