Etymology of the English word hopsacking
the English word
hopsackingderived from the English word
hopderived from the Middle Dutch word
hoppederived from the English word
sackingderived from the English word
sackderived from the Latin word
saccus (sack; bag; sack, bag; wallet)
derived from the Greek word
sakkos, σάκκος ('sack'-cloth; mohair (the material or garments made of it, worn as a sign of grief))
derived from the Phoenician word
saqusing the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
