Where does “Waddingtonian” come from?

Waddingtonian (English) comes from English Waddington, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.

Waddingtonian (English): Of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology

Ancestry of “Waddingtonian”, step by step

Waddingtonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Waddington

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWaddingtonOS grid ref SK9764
2EnglishtonA unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000...
3FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
4Old Frenchtonyour
5Latintuusyour
6Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
7Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
8Polishtuhere
9Polishbyćto be
10Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
11Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
12Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Slavic moťь
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