Where does “Maastricht” come from?
Maastricht comes from Dutch Maastricht, from Latin Mosae Traiectum, meaning "crossing of the Mosa River," derived from Latin Mosa, ultimately from Proto-Celtic mosā.
Ancestry of “Maastricht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Maastricht | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | maestrecht | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mosae Traiectum | Maastricht |
| 4 | Latin | trajectus | Alternative form of traiectus; passage, ford |
| 5 | Latin | trāiciō | to throw, cast or hurl across or over |
| 6 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |