Where does “kroničar” come from?

kroničar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čar, from Ottoman Turkish كار, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kroničar (Serbo-Croatian): chronicler

Definitions

chronicler

Ancestry of “kroničar”, step by step

kroničar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	čar	charm, allure; spell, magic
2	Ottoman Turkish	كار	business, negotium, work, affair, scheme; profit,...
3	French	car	as, since, because, for; a single-decked...
4	Latin	quare	by what means, how; from what cause, on what...
5	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
6	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
9	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
11	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
13	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
14	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15	Latin	calceus	shoe
16	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
17	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Serbo-Croatian krònika

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	krònika	chronicle
2	Latin	chronica	nominative plural of chronicon; accusative plural...
3	Ancient Greek	χρονικός	of or concerning time, temporal; chronological
4	Ancient Greek	-ικός	of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5	Ancient Greek	-κός	forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

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