Croat.
A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
Meaning & usage
A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
The Croatian lect.
Where this word comes from
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.
Synonym of Croatian.
Where this word comes from
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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