Where does “Ragusa” come from?

Ragusa (German) comes from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia, from Proto-Albanian *rāguša — grape (Vitis vinifera).

Ragusa (German): The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik

Definitions

  1. The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik

Ancestry of “Ragusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRagusaDubrovnik
2LatinRagusiathe ancient city of Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)
3Proto-Albanian*rāgušagrape (Vitis vinifera)
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