Where does “haktywista” come from?
haktywista (Polish) comes from Polish aktywista, from German Aktivist, from English activist, from English active, from Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός — I skin, flay.
haktywista (Polish): hacktivist
Definitions
- hacktivist
Ancestry of “haktywista”, step by step
haktywista traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish aktywista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | aktywista | activist |
| 2 | German | Aktivist | activist |
| 3 | English | activist | One who is politically active in the role of a... |
| 4 | English | active | Having the power or quality of acting; causing... |
| 5 | Middle English | actyf | active, reactive |
| 6 | Old French | actif | active |
| 7 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | δέρω | I skin, flay |
via Polish haker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | haker | cracker |
| 2 | English | hacker | One who is expert at programming and solving... |
| 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 English hacktivist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hacktivist | A person who engages in hacktivism |