Sabines
/ˈseɪ.biːnz/noun
An ancient Italic people who lived in the central Apennines northeast of Rome.
Did you know?Roman tradition claimed that Romulus’s Romans abducted Sabine women, but historians treat the episode as a foundation myth rather than verified history.
Etymological Timeline
Early 1st millennium BCE
Italic
*Safino-
“Reconstructed ancestral form associated with the Sabine ethnonym; its deeper meaning remains uncertain.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Σαβῖνοι (Sábonoi)
“The Sabines, an Italic people known to Greek writers.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Sabīnī
“The Sabines, the neighboring people of central Italy.”
Late Latin
Latin
Sabīnus
“Sabine; belonging to or originating from the Sabines.”
Middle English
English
Sabynes
“The Sabines, appearing as a plural ethnic name in English historical writing.”
Modern English
English
Sabines
“The ancient Italic people, especially in accounts of early Rome.”