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Re:Kubernetes: The Future of Deployment by thebeardisred on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @01:15PM (#9654190)
It means "Helmsman" in ancient Greek. Similarly it's related to the word "Governor"

e.g: "kubernan" in ancient greek means to steer "kubernetes" is helmsman

"gubernare" means to steer or to govern in Latin "gubernator" is "governor" in Latin

Which then leads into the modern word "Gubernatorial", et al.

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Re:Kubernetes: The Future of Deployment by henrikschroder on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @01:20PM (#9654241)
It's also a pun on Borg Cubes.
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Re:Kubernetes: The Future of Deployment by rantanplan on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @06:20PM (#9656253)
Um... in modern Greek too, not just ancient Greek :)
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