Where does “microbundle” come from?

microbundle (English) comes from English bundle, from Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel, from Proto-Germanic bundil-, from Proto-Germanic bundą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

microbundle (English): A kind of generalization of a vector bundle

Definitions

  1. A kind of generalization of a vector bundle

Ancestry of “microbundle”, step by step

microbundle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bundle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbundleA group of objects held together by wrapping or...
2Middle Englishbundel—
3Middle Dutchbondel—
4Proto-Germanicbundil-—
5Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bundą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bundil- →