Sardinian
/sɑːrˈdɪniən/noun
Of or relating to Sardinia, its people, or their Romance language.
Did you know?The name ultimately comes from the ancient ethnonym for the island’s people, and classical writers already treated Sardinia as a place with deep, pre-Roman roots.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Sardṓ / Sardoí
“The island of Sardinia / its inhabitants”
Classical Latin
Latin
Sardinia
“Sardinia, the island in the western Mediterranean”
Late Latin
Latin
Sardinianus
“Pertaining to Sardinia or Sardinians”
Old French
French
sardinien
“Sardinian”
Modern English
English
Sardinian
“Of or relating to Sardinia, its people, or their language”