Where does “Edwardsiella” come from?

Edwardsiella (Translingual) comes from English Edwards, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende — on, onto.

Edwardsiella (Translingual): genus|i=1|certain gram-negative, fermentative bacteria}}

Definitions

  1. genus|i=1|certain gram-negative, fermentative bacteria}}

Ancestry of “Edwardsiella”, step by step

Edwardsiella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Edwards

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEdwardsa surname
2English-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to...
3English’s
4EnglishKingstownOS grid ref NY3959
5EnglishtownA settlement; an area with residential districts,...
6Middle Englishtountown
7Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
8Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
9Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Translingual Edwardsia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEdwardsiagenus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts