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Where does “Sicília” come from?

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

Sicília (Catalan): Sicily

Definitions

  1. Sicily

Ancestry of “Sicília”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSicilia—
2Ancient GreekΣικελία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Sicília”

  • siciliana
  • sicilià
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