proper noun/si.sil/
Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)
Related: sicilien, Sicilien, Sicilienne
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σῐ́κελος (Sĭ́kelos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía)der. Latin Sicilia Middle French Sicile French Sicile Inherited from Middle French Sicile, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σῐ́κελος (Sĭ́kelos, “Sicel”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).