Etymology

vendor-agnostic

Today it means: Not tied to the products of a specific manufacturer. Full definition →

English agnostic ← Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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  1. Englishvendor
  2. Ancient Greekἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*né
  4. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  6. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  7. Englisha-
  8. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  9. EnglishGnostic
  10. Englishagnostic
  11. English todayvendor-agnostic

From vendor + agnostic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.