Hackintosher

English

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

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English Hackintosh

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English Hackintosher

From Hackintosh + -er.

Noun

Hackintosher (plural Hackintoshers)

1. A person who uses a Hackintosh computer.