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Where does “Dalmatie” come from?

Dalmatie (French) comes from Latin Dalmatia, from Latin Dalmatae, from Illyrian delme — sheep.

Ancestry of “Dalmatie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDalmatia—
2LatinDalmatae—
3Illyriandelmesheep

Words derived from “Dalmatie”

  • dalmate
  • dalmatien
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