Etymology

Croatism

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Today it means: A word or other feature originating from or characteristic of the Croatian language. Full definition →

English Croat ← Medieval Latin Croata ← Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ
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  1. Proto-Slavic*xъrvatъ
  2. Medieval LatinCroata
  3. EnglishCroat
  4. English todayCroatism

From Croat + -ism.

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