Where does “Friuli-Venezia Giulia” come from?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italian) comes from Italian Friuli, from Friulian Friûl, from Latin Forum Iulii, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.
Ancestry of “Friuli-Venezia Giulia”, step by step
Friuli-Venezia Giulia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Friuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Friuli | — |
| 2 | Friulian | Friûl | Friuli |
| 3 | Latin | Forum Iulii | Julius' forum |
| 4 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *forom | forum |
via Italian Venezia Giulia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Venezia Giulia | — |