Where does “GNOME” come from?

GNOME (English) comes from Ancient Greek γνώμη, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

GNOME (English): An open-source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems

Definitions

  1. An open-source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems

Ancestry of “GNOME”, step by step

GNOME traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γνώμη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγνώμηmeans of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;...
2Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via French gnome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgnomegnome
2LatingnomusA gnome, a creature corresponding to the pygmies of ancient Greece
3Ancient Greekγῆland, earth; country; soil
4Ancient Greekγαῖᾰthe Earth; land, earth

Words derived from “GNOME

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-