Where does “Dalmatia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Dalmatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDalmataethe name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia
2Illyriandelmesheep

Words derived from “Dalmatia”

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