Where does “република” come from?

република (Bulgarian) comes from French république, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

република (Bulgarian): republic

Definitions

republic

Ancestry of “република”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	république	republic
2	Middle French	république	republic
3	Latin	republica	ablative singular of rēspublica
4	Latin	rēspublica	a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
5	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
6	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
9	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
11	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
13	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
14	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15	Latin	calceus	shoe
16	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
17	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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