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Where does “Dalmatia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Dalmatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDalmatae—
2Illyriandelmesheep

Words derived from “Dalmatia”

  • Dalmatia
  • Dalmatian
  • Dalmatic
  • Далмация
  • ダルメシアン
  • Dalmatiër
  • Dalmatië
  • Dalmatisch
  • dalmatien
  • Dalmatia
  • anjing Dalmatia
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