This criteria also applies to inventing new words as well.
Lexicographers specifically choose new words that they believe will stick and be around for at least a few decades. They add words based on whether they are used amongst a large population in the same definition, if it will last for a long time, and whether it is appealing to a general audience. This criteria also applies to inventing new words as well. Thus, many modern day words in multiple languages have derived from the name of the discovery itself.