Where does “Dalmàcia” come from?

Dalmàcia (Catalan) comes from Latin Dalmatia, from Latin Dalmatae, from Illyrian delme — sheep.

Ancestry of “Dalmàcia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDalmatia—
2LatinDalmataethe name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia
3Illyriandelmesheep
Every word from Illyrian delme →Every word from Latin Dalmatae →Every word from Latin Dalmatia →