hacktivistic

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-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *agō

Latin agō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós)sl.

Latin āctīvuslbor.

Old French actifbor.

Middle English actyf

English active

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English activist

blend

English hacktivist

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English hacktivistic

From hacktivist + -ic.

Adjective

hacktivistic (comparative more hacktivistic, superlative most hacktivistic)

1. Of or related to hacktivism.
   • 2014, Bernadette H. Schell Ph.D., Internet Censorship: A Reference Handbook

     In 2008, the world heard loudly and clearly about Anonymous, a nebulous collection of hacker cells and splinter groups that seemed to coordinate their hacktivistic efforts with hackers around the globe.