Where does “gradivo” come from?

gradivo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gráditi, from Proto-Slavic gorditi, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gradivo (Serbo-Croatian): material, matter; study material

Definitions

  1. material, matter; study material

Ancestry of “gradivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangráditito build
2Proto-Slavicgorditito fence, to enclose; to build
3Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →