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—
2LatinDalmataethe name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia
3Illyriandelmesheep

Words derived from “Dalmatia”

Every word from Illyrian delme →Every word from Latin Dalmatae →Every word from Latin Dalmatia →