Where does “Slavonia” come from?

Slavonia derives from Medieval Latin Sclavonia, from Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός.

Slavonia (English): In medieval times: Banate of Slavonia, covering northern parts of modern Croatia and north-western parts of modern Bosnia

Definitions

  1. In medieval times: Banate of Slavonia, covering northern parts of modern Croatia and north-western parts of modern Bosnia

Ancestry of “Slavonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinSclavoniaSlavonia
2LatinSclavusa Slav
3Byzantine GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
4Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
5Proto-Slavicslovoword
6Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Slavonia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →
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