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Where does “град” come from?

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

град (Serbo-Croatian): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “град”, step by step

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

Words derived from “град”

  • Цариград
  • Титоград
  • Београд
  • Bê-ô-grát
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