Siculo-
/ˈsɪkjʊloʊ/noun
A combining form meaning “Sicilian” or “of Sicily.”
Did you know?Siculo- comes from Latin *Siculus* “Sicilian,” ultimately tied to the ancient people of Sicily, the Sicels, whose name became one of the island’s enduring ethnic markers.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Sikelós
“A Sicel, an ancient people of Sicily”
Latin
Latin
Siculus
“Sicilian; of Sicily”
Late Latin
Latin
siculo-
“Combining form meaning Sicilian or pertaining to Sicily”
Modern English
English
siculo-
“Combining form used in learned compounds meaning Sicilian or relating to Sicily”