Where does “Linux” come from?
Linux (English) comes from English Linus, from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Linux (English): The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991
Definitions
- The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991
Ancestry of “Linux”, step by step
Linux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Linus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Linus | A town on the coast of ancient Mysia, on the Propontis, between Priapus and Parium |
| 2 | Latin | Linus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λῖνος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λίνον | flax; anything made of flax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English unix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unix | Any Unix-like operating system, including Unix;... |