Editing Vinkovci (section)

==Name==
The name {{lang|hr|Vinkovci}} comes from the [[Croatian name|Croatian given name]] [[Vinko]], cognate to the name Vincent. It has been in use following a dedication of the oldest town church of [[Saint Elijah]] ({{lang|hr|Sveti Ilija}}) to [[Saint Vincent the Deacon]] ({{lang|hr|Sveti Vinko}}) in the Middle Ages.{{sfn|Bušić|2002|p=21}} The name of the city in [[Croatian language|Croatian]] is [[plural]].

It was called {{lang|la|Cibalae}} in antiquity. There is no known Latin or Greek etymology for {{lang|la|Cibalae}}, so it is assumed to be inherited from an earlier time.{{sfn|Šimunović|2013|p=148}} ''Cibale'' is a toponym derived from geomorphology, from Indo-European {{PIE|*keball-}} meaning "ascension" or "head".{{sfn|Šimunović|2013|p=153}} It is assumed that the root is in [[Proto-Indo-European]] {{PIE|*ghebhel}} (head), in the sense of a hill, meaning a place that was protected from the flooding of [[Bosut (river)|Bosut]].{{sfn|Šimunović|2013|p=185}}

In other historically and demographically relevant languages the name of the city is {{langx|de|Winkowitz}}, {{langx|hu|Vinkovce}}, {{lang-sr-cyr|Винковци}}, {{langx|rue|Винковцѣ}}, {{langx|la|Colonia Aurelia Cibalae}} and {{langx|grc|Κιβέλαι}} {{lang|grc-Latn|Kibelae}}.