Etymology

CRES

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Today it means: A town in Croatia. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Cres ← Ancient Greek Χέρσος
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Cres · proper noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧέρσος
  2. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromCres
  3. English todayCres

From Serbo-Croatian Cres, ultimately from Ancient Greek Χέρσος (Khérsos) from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”).

Cres · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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