Where does “Linuxism” come from?
Linuxism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
Linuxism (English): Any feature specific to the Linux operating system (usually in comparison to other UNIX-like systems like BSD)
Definitions
- Any feature specific to the Linux operating system (usually in comparison to other UNIX-like systems like BSD)
Ancestry of “Linuxism”, step by step
Linuxism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
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 |