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Where does “Beograd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Beograd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Beograd”

  • Beogrado
  • Beograđanka
  • beograđanski
  • Beograđanin
  • beogradski
  • Beograd
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