Where does “Бе̏оград” come from?

Бе̏оград (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гра̑д, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

Ancestry of “Бе̏оград”, step by step

Бе̏оград traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гра̑д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгра̑дcity
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Serbo-Croatian бе̏о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбе̏оwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

Words derived from “Бе̏оград”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →