Where does “neuromanifold” come from?

neuromanifold (English) comes from English manifold, from Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald, from Proto-Germanic managafalþaz, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

neuromanifold (English): A manifold (topological space) that corresponds to the nervous system

Definitions

  1. A manifold (topological space) that corresponds to the nervous system

Ancestry of “neuromanifold”, step by step

neuromanifold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English manifold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanifoldVarious in kind or quality; diverse; Many in...
2Middle Englishmanifold
3Old Englishmaniġfealdmanifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous,...
4Proto-Germanicmanagafalþazvarious, diverse, manifold
5Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
6Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-