Where does “Bȅograd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Bȅograd”, step by step

Bȅograd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian grȃd

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

via Serbo-Croatian bȅo

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

Words derived from “Bȅograd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic graðusEvery word from Latin gradus