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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

  1. A Linux user

Ancestry of “Linuxer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLinux—
2EnglishLinus—
3LatinLinus—
4Ancient GreekΛῖνος—
5Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →