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Sabini

Pronunciation: [saˈbiː.niː]

“Sabini” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

  1. A tribe of Central Italy, who inhabited the central chain of the Apennines

Etymology

From Sabus, eponym of the Sabines, Italic tribal name from Proto-Italic *saβnōs, *saβn-iyo-, *saβnyom- (compare Oscan 𐌔𐌀𐌚𐌉𐌍𐌉𐌌 (safinim), Latin Samnium and the Samnōnēs), from an uncertain Proto-Indo-European root, possibly *sebʰ-, *sₔbʰ- (“one's own”), or a derivative of *swé (“self”). Compare the Germanic tribe name *Swēbaz (“one of the Suēbī”), which may have a similar etymology. Or, from a…

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