Where does “Sicilie” come from?

Sicilie (Middle English) comes from Old English Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, 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 “Sicilie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishSicilia—
2LatinSicilia—
3Ancient GreekΣικελία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Σικελία →