Etymology

Durmitor

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Today it means: A massif in northwestern Montenegro, part of the Dinaric Alps. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Durmitor ← Romanian durmitor ← Latin dormio
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  1. Latin · derived fromdormio“I sleep”
  2. Romanian · derived fromdurmitor“sleeper”
  3. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromDurmitor
  4. English todayDurmitor

From Serbo-Croatian Durmitor, from Romanian durmitor (“sleeper”), from durmi (“to sleep”), from Latin dormio (“I sleep”).

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