Siculi
/ˈsɪk.jʊ.liː/noun
An ancient people of Sicily, also called the Sicels.
Did you know?The Siculi were one of the pre-Roman peoples of Sicily, and their ethnonym is preserved in the island’s very name through the Greek and Latin forms that shaped modern history.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Σικελοί (Sikeloi)
“The Sicels, an ancient people of Sicily”
Latin
Latin
Siculi
“The Sicels; a Latin ethnonym for the people of Sicily”
Late Latin / Medieval
Latin
Sicilia
“Sicily, the island associated with the Sicels and other peoples”
Old French
Old French
Sicile
“Sicily”
Modern English
English
Sicily / Sicilian
“The island of Sicily / a person or thing from Sicily”