LaTeX

latex Latex látex English Etymology Usually thought to be a en Lamport TeX 1, the former being the surname of its creator, Leslie Lamport.Just curiosity about the 'LaTeX' name https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64145/just-curiosity-about-the-latex-name TeX Stack Exchange 2012–present https://web.archive.org/web/20250714032916/https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64145/just-curiosity-about-the-latex-name 14 July 2025. Pronunciation en /ˈlɑːtɛx/ /ˈleɪtɛx/ /ˈlɑːtɛk/ /ˈleɪtɛk/ /ˈleɪtɛks/ The final consonant of en TeX is intended by its developer to be pronounced similar to en loch or en Bach. The letters of the name are meant to represent the capital Greek letters grc Τ - (tau), grc Ε - (epsilon), and grc Χ - (chi), as TeX is an abbreviation of grc τέχνη, which is also the root word of en technical. However, English speakers often pronounce it /tɛk/, like the first syllable of en technical.<<group:n>> en En-us-LaTeX.ogg US Proper noun en programming language A digital typesetting system for mathematical and scientific formulae layout, based on TeX; often stylized as LaTeX. Notes n References Anagrams en aeltx -taxel exalt taxel en eponyms terms with /x/ Korean Etymology ko en LaTeX. Pronunciation 라텍 Proper noun Ratek en LaTeX Alternative forms ko 라텍 ko terms written in foreign scripts