You probably can guess that the second half of Wikipedia鈥檚 name is derived from 鈥渆ncyclopedia鈥� as the website acts as an open-source reference for nearly every topic imaginable. But do you know where 鈥渨iki鈥� comes from?
Let鈥檚 go straight to the source to find out. a wiki is 鈥渁 web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in collaboration with others."
The term "wiki" on its own was coined by programmer Ward Cunningham from the Hawaiian phrase wiki-wiki meaning "quick-quick."
Therefore, wiki + encyclopedia = Wikipedia.
