Where does “Linux” come from?
Linux (Turkish) comes from English Linux, from English Linus, from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “Linux”, step by step
| 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 |