Where does “maastrichtien” come from?
maastrichtien (French) comes from French Maastricht, from Dutch Maastricht, from Middle Dutch maestrecht, from Latin Mosae Traiectum, from Latin trajectus, from Latin trāiciō, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
maastrichtien (French): Maastrichtian Age; related to the Maastrichtien
Definitions
- Maastrichtian Age; related to the Maastrichtien
Ancestry of “maastrichtien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Maastricht | Maastricht |
| 2 | Dutch | Maastricht | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | maestrecht | — |
| 4 | Latin | Mosae Traiectum | Maastricht |
| 5 | Latin | trajectus | Alternative form of traiectus; passage, ford |
| 6 | Latin | trāiciō | to throw, cast or hurl across or over |
| 7 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |