Motivation and semantic change

China in the sense of "dishes made of porcelain" originated from the name of the country which was believed to be the birthplace of porcelain.

• China in the sense of "dishes made of porcelain" originated from the name of the country which was believed to be the birthplace of porcelain.
• Tweed ("a coarse wool cloth") got its name from the river Tweed and cheviot (another kind of wool cloth) from the Cheviot hills in England.
• The name of a painter is frequently transferred onto one of his pictures: a Matisse — a painting by Matisse