English
Sicilian
Sicilian comes from Latin Sicilia, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σῐ́κελος ‘Sicel’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῐ́κελος‘Sicel’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣικελία
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESicilia
- Englishearliest quotation 1861Sicilian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῐ́κελος‘Sicel’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣικελία
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESicilia
- Englishearliest quotation 1861Sicilian
Earliest quotation: 1861, The Foreign Quarterly Review: “The picture of devastated Palermo which he draws fills…”
Formed from Sicilia + -an
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σῐ́κελος
Today it means
adj Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σῐ́κελος / Sicilian