Where does “haktabulo” come from?
haktabulo (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...
haktabulo (Esperanto): chopping board, cutting board
Definitions
- chopping board, cutting board
Ancestry of “haktabulo”, step by step
haktabulo 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... |