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Etymology of Croat

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъbor. Medieval Latin Croatalbor. English Croat Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Croata, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probabl

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity. · An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. · The Croatian lect.

adj

Synonym of Croatian.

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Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъbor. Medieval Latin Croatalbor. English Croat Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Croata, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. First attested in 1585. Doublet of cravat.

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