Sicilian
/sɪˈsɪl.i.ən/noun
Relating to Sicily, its people, or their language and culture.
Did you know?The name ultimately comes from the ancient Sicels, one of the peoples of early Sicily, so the word preserves a pre-Roman ethnic name from the Mediterranean world.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Sikelía
“Sicily, the island”
Latin
Latin
Sicilia
“Sicily, the island”
Old French
OF
Sicilien
“of Sicily; Sicilian”
Middle English
English
Sicilian
“from or belonging to Sicily”
Modern English
English
Sicilian
“relating to Sicily or its people”