Where does “Slovenia” come from?
Slovenia comes from English, from German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec, meaning a member of the South Slavic people of that region.
Ancestry of “Slovenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Slovene | Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian... |
| 2 | German | Slowene | Slovene |
| 3 | Slovene | Slovénec | Slovene |
Words derived from “Slovenia”