Where does “Sicilia” come from?

Sicilia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σικελία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Sicilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣικελία
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Sicilia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Σικελία
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