Where does “pseudomanifold” come from?
pseudomanifold (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.
pseudomanifold (English): A special type of topological space that looks...
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- A special type of topological space that looks...
Ancestry of “pseudomanifold”, step by step
pseudomanifold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manifold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manifold | Various in kind or quality; diverse; Many in... |
| 2 | Middle English | manifold | — |
| 3 | Old English | maniġfeald | manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | managafalþaz | various, diverse, manifold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -falþaz | -fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -poltos | -fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |