Where does “DevOps” come from?
DevOps (English) comes from English operations, from English operation, from Middle English operacioun, from Old French operacion, from Latin operātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
DevOps (English): A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals
Definitions
- A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals
Ancestry of “DevOps”, step by step
DevOps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English operations
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operations | plural of operation |
| 2 | English | operation | The method by which a device performs its... |
| 3 | Middle English | operacioun | operation |
| 4 | Old French | operacion | action; act; operation |
| 5 | Latin | operātiō | operation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English development
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | development | The process of developing; growth, directed... |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |