Where does “Hamiltonianness” come from?
Hamiltonianness (English) comes from English hamiltonian, from English Hamilton, from Old English Hameldūne, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā — smoke; mist, haze.
Hamiltonianness (English): The property of being Hamiltonian
Definitions
- The property of being Hamiltonian
Ancestry of “Hamiltonianness”, step by step
Hamiltonianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hamiltonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hamiltonian | Alternative letter-case form of Hamiltonian |
| 2 | English | Hamilton | A United States ten-dollar bill |
| 3 | Old English | Hameldūne | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 5 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 6 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 7 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |