Where does “intertwiner” come from?

intertwiner (English) comes from English intertwine, from English twine, from Middle English twinen, from Old English twīnian, from Proto-Germanic twiznōną, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

intertwiner (English): A mapping between two equivariant maps

Definitions

  1. A mapping between two equivariant maps

Ancestry of “intertwiner”, step by step

intertwiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English intertwine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintertwineTo twine something together; To become twined...
2EnglishtwineA twist; a convolution; A strong thread composed...
3Middle Englishtwinen
4Old Englishtwīnianto twine, thread
5Proto-Germanictwiznōnąto thread
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwisnósdouble
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁