vendor-agnostic

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Etymology

Etymology tree

English vendor

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)der.

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Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder.

Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis)

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Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)

Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)

English Gnostic

English agnostic

English vendor-agnostic

From vendor + agnostic.

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Adjective

vendor-agnostic (not comparable)

1. Not tied to the products of a specific manufacturer.

   The vendor-agnostic solution could be implemented with any off-the-shelf hardware.

Noun

vendor-agnostic (plural vendor-agnostics)

1. An independent consultant who will recommend products from several companies.