Prosciutto is the Italian word for ham.The word prosciutto derives from the Latin perexsuctum, which gave way to the modern Italian word prosciugare which means "thoroughly dried" (lit., "(having been) very sucked out").
In English the word is almost always used for dry-cured ham which has not been cooked (prosciutto crudo), in particular from central and northern Italy, such as Prosciutto di Parma and Prosciutto di San Daniele.
Prosciutto di San Daniele is from the San Daniele del Friule area. It is darker in color and sweeter in flavor than the di Parma.