Sicily's
/ˈsɪs.əl.iːz/noun
The possessive form of Sicily, referring to something belonging to or associated with the Italian island.
Did you know?The island’s ancient Greek name, Sikelía, was probably derived from the Sicels, an Indigenous population encountered by Greek colonists, though the deeper origin of their name is uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman antiquity
Ancient Italic
Sikeli or Siculi
“Name associated with the Sicels, an ancient people of Sicily”
5th Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Σικελία (Sikelía)
“Sicily; the island associated with the Sicels”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Sicilia
“Sicily, the Mediterranean island”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Sicilia
“Name of the island and its political territory”
14th Century
Middle English
Cecile or Sicile
“Sicily”
Modern English
English
Sicily
“The largest island in the Mediterranean, now an autonomous region of Italy”