Where does “Croatian” come from?
Croatian derives from English Croat, from Latin Croāta, which took the suffix -ianus denoting belonging or relation, ultimately tracing through Latin -ius, -um, and -us to Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós.
Croatian (English): of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people...
Ancestry of “Croatian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Croat | A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Croata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xъrvatъ | Croat |
Words derived from “Croatian”