English
Sicel
Sicel comes from Latin Siculi, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σικελός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣικελόςSikelós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESiculi
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Sicel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣικελόςSikelós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESiculi
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Sicel
Earliest quotation: 2010, Benjamin W. Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction: “In Sicily were spoken at least two languages during…”
The story
Greek historians including Thucydides suggested Siculus, a legendary king and son of Italus, as the progenitor of the Sicels.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σικελός
Today it means
noun A member of an Italic tribe who inhabited eastern Sicily during the Iron Age.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σικελός / Sicel