Where does “Linuxer” come from?
Linuxer (English) comes from English Linux, from English Linus, from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Linuxer (English): A Linux user
Definitions
- A Linux user
Ancestry of “Linuxer”, step by step
Linuxer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Linux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Linux | The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 |
| 2 | English | Linus | A town on the coast of ancient Mysia, on the Propontis, between Priapus and Parium |
| 3 | Latin | Linus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λῖνος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λίνον | flax; anything made of flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |