"From the open back door of the office a well-worn path meandered across the grassy lot to the court-house. "

We have seen this word several times. The Meander River was in what is now Turkey, and had the alternating bends which gave rise to the word.
Question: is this a form of eponym?
Can you think of another word that originated in a similar way?
For pictures of a meandering river:
http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/landscapes_details.asp?numero=848