, ðə tɹˈaɪbz nˈeɪm ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt ɡɹˈiːk, mˈiːnz "tˈɛmpɚd ˈaɪɚn, stˈiːl", ɐ tˈɜːm ðæt pˈæst ˌɪntʊ lˈætɪn æz , "stˈiːl".
, the tribe's name in Ancient Greek, means "tempered iron, steel", a term that passed into Latin as , "steel".