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Where does “Σικελία” come from?

Σικελία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Σικελία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Σικελία”

  • Sicilia
  • Sicilia
  • siciliano
  • sicilianità
  • siciliana
  • Sicília
  • sicilià
  • シチリア
  • Xi-xi-li-a
  • Sicilia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →