Where does “Friuli” come from?

Friuli is the English name for a region in northeastern Italy, derived from Italian Friuli, whose ultimate origin is uncertain.

Ancestry of “Friuli”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Friuli	—
2	Friulian	Friûl	—
3	Latin	Forum Iulii	Julius' forum
4	Latin	forum	public place, marketplace, forum
5	Proto-Italic	*forom	—