Etymology

Kubernetes

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Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκυβερνήτης“captain, steersman”
  2. English todayKubernetes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “captain, steersman”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκυβερνήτης all →

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