The story
- Latin · borrowed fromDalmatia
- English todayDalmatia
From Latin Dalmatia, from an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the region. Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”). The toponym Delminium has the same origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.