Where does “Hopf link” come from?

Hopf link (English) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Hopf link (English): The simplest interlinkage of two loops; two...

Definitions

  1. The simplest interlinkage of two loops; two...

Ancestry of “Hopf link”, step by step

Hopf link traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English Hopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHopf—
2Germanhopfenhop (Humulus lupulus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →