Morpheme
Jack
Type
free base
Denotation
male name, any common fellow; mechanical device, lift; generic object
Etymology
Middle English jakke, from Jack; Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques, from Jacques; Latin Iācōbus; Ancient Greek Iákōbos, from Iakōb; Biblical Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ
Evidence
amberjack, applejack, bootjack, crackerjack, flapjack, jack, jackable, jackdaw, jackdaw, jacked, jacker, jacket, jackhandle, jackhole, jacking, jackknife, jackless, jacklight, jackman, jackpot, jacks, jackscrew, jackstone, lumberjack, smokejack, unjack
