Where does “トポロジー” come from?

トポロジー (Japanese) comes from English topology, from Late Latin topologia, from Ancient Greek τόπος — place, location; topic; commonplace; position,...

トポロジー (Japanese): topology (study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.)

Definitions

  1. topology (study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.)

Ancestry of “トポロジー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopologyA branch of mathematics studying those properties...
2Late Latintopologia—
3Ancient Greekτόποςplace, location; topic; commonplace; position,...
Every word from Ancient Greek τόπος →Every word from Late Latin topologia →Every word from English topology →