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Gres (as in ingress / postgres) in this case comes from the Latin Gradi (Proto Indo European - ghredh) and means "to step" or "go". Gradi / Ghredh is also the
by tankenmate 9y ago
Gres (as in ingress / postgres) in this case comes from the Latin Gradi (Proto Indo European - ghredh) and means "to step" or "go".
Gradi / Ghredh is also the same root used in words like transgress, degrade, gradual, centigrade, congress, etc.
- nigwil_ 9y agoTo clarify further the “gres” in Postgres and Ingres (the database management systems) are from the original acronym and that sub-part being Graphics REtrieval System.