Where does “Hamiltonian” come from?
Hamiltonian derives from English Hamilton through Latin -ianus, -ius, -um, and -us, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós and Proto-Italic -os, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European h₂epo.
Hamiltonian (English): Of, attributed to or inspired by the Irish...
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Ancestry of “Hamiltonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hamilton | A United States ten-dollar bill |
| 2 | Old English | Hameldūne | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 4 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 5 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 6 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |