Linux en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos)bor. Latin Linusbor. English Linus Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplexed Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English computing Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service English Multics ▲ English eunuchinflu. English Unix blend English Linux Blend of Linus + Unix, from the name of its creator Linus Torvalds.
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:strictly, uncountable) The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any operating system that uses this kernel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linuxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Linuxen | Number=Plur | slang | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Lienux · COLAtard · LUG · RHEL · Linuxism · LNMP · LEMP · Linux ISO · GNU/Linux · Linuxer · LSB · LAMP · Lintard · ALSA · WSL · LAMPP · Linmodem · LDP · COLA · OEL · LFS · Lintel · Lunix
Relateds
Translations (45)
ar لِينُكْس (operating system) · ms Linux (operating system) · sv Linux (operating system) · eo Linukso (operating system) · el Linux (operating system) · mk Линукс (operating system) · sh Linuks (operating system) · bg Ли́нукс (operating system) · ka ლინუქსი (operating system) · lo ລິນຸກຊ໌ (operating system) · be Лі́нукс (operating system) · fi Linux (operating system) · id Linux (operating system) · tr Linuks (operating system) · el Λίνουξ (operating system) · he לינוקס (operating system) · pl Linux (operating system) · fr Linux (operating system) · ja リナックス (operating system) · ja リヌックス (operating system) · hy Լինուքս (operating system) · tr Linux (operating system) · ro Linux (operating system) · km លីនុច (operating system) · ur لینکس (operating system) · ar لينوكس (operating system) · mn Линукс (operating system) · pt Linux (operating system) · sh Linux (operating system) · ar لِينِكْس (operating system) · ko 리눅스 (operating system) · hi लिनुक्स (operating system) · uk Лі́нукс (operating system) · de Linux (operating system) · sh Линукс (operating system) · hi लिनक्स (operating system) · ota لینوكس (operating system) · th ลินุกซ์ (operating system) · it Linux (operating system) · fa لینوکس (operating system) · cmn 利納克斯 /利纳克斯 (operating system) · eo Linux (operating system) · my လင်းနပ်စ် (operating system) · ru Ли́нукс (operating system) · sc Linux (operating system)
wikidata: Q388 · wikipedia: Linus Torvalds · wikidata: Q14579