Where does “gradonačelnik” come from?

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

gradonačelnik (Serbo-Croatian): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “gradonačelnik”, step by step

gradonačelnik 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 načelnik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannačelnikchief
2Serbo-Croatianna-on
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →