Where does “računovodstvo” come from?

računovodstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian račun, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

računovodstvo (Serbo-Croatian): accounting; bookkeeping; accounting department

Definitions

  1. accounting; bookkeeping; accounting department

Ancestry of “računovodstvo”, step by step

računovodstvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian račun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianračuncalculus; computation, calculation; bill, check
2Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Serbo-Croatian vòditi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvòditito lead; to manage
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-