Hackintosh

English

Alternative forms

• hackintosh

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-der.

Proto-Germanic *hakkōną

Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn

Old English *haccian

Middle English hakken

English hack

Proto-Celtic *makkʷos

Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi)

Old Irish macc

Middle Irish mac

Scottish Gaelic mac

Scottish Gaelic an

Proto-Celtic *to-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus

Proto-Celtic *wissus

Proto-Celtic *towissus

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos

Proto-Celtic *-ākos

Proto-Celtic *towissākos

Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ (tovisaci)

Old Irish toísech

Scottish Gaelic tòisiche

Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche

English McIntosh

English Macintosh

blend

English Hackintosh

Blend of hack + Macintosh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhækɪntɒʃ/

Noun

Hackintosh (plural Hackintoshes)

1. (computing, informal) A computer other than a Macintosh that has been configured to run the Macintosh operating system (OS X or macOS).

Derived terms

• Hackintosher