Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “Amstelodamum” come from?

Amstelodamum (Latin) comes from Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from Dutch dam, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Amstelodamum (Latin): Amsterdam

Definitions

  1. Amsterdam

Ancestry of “Amstelodamum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchAemstelredam—
2Dutchdamdam; king
3Middle Frenchdamedame, double checkers piece
4Spanishdamalady, dame; queen
5FrenchdameA lady; A polite form of address for a woman;...
6Old Frenchdamelady; woman
7Late Latindomnalady, mistress
8Latindominalady or mistress of the house
9LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
10Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
11Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
12Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
13Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “Amstelodamum”

  • amstelodamensis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →