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Where does “Hamiltonism” come from?

Hamiltonism (English) comes 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, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

Hamiltonism (English): The economic policy attributed to Alexander...

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  1. The economic policy attributed to Alexander...

Ancestry of “Hamiltonism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHamiltonA United States ten-dollar bill
2Old EnglishHameldūne—
3Old Englishdūnehill; down, downward
4Old Englishadūne—
5Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
6Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
7Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →