Where does “hopfion” come from?
hopfion (English) comes from English soliton, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
hopfion (English): A knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit...
Definitions
- A knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit...
Ancestry of “hopfion”, step by step
hopfion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soliton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soliton | A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave... |
| 2 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 3 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 4 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 5 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 6 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 7 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English Hopfian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hopfian | Relating to, or introduced by, Heinz Hopf (1894–1971), German mathematician |
| 2 | English | ian | — |
| 3 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 4 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |