Where does “pseudohamiltonian” come from?
pseudohamiltonian (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.
pseudohamiltonian (English): A generalization of a pseudopotential, where in...
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- A generalization of a pseudopotential, where in...
Ancestry of “pseudohamiltonian”, step by step
pseudohamiltonian 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 pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |