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Where does “Dalmatia” come from?

Dalmatia comes from Latin Dalmatia, which derives from Illyrian delme, a word of uncertain meaning.

Ancestry of “Dalmatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDalmatia—
2LatinDalmatae—
3Illyriandelmesheep

Words derived from “Dalmatia”

  • Dalmatian
  • Dalmatic
  • ダルメシアン
  • Dalmatia
  • anjing Dalmatia
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