Longobucco's name derives from the Latina longa bucca ("large mouth"), referring to the original Greek name of the nearby torrent Macrocioli; in the past it was associated with Temesa, or Tempsa, the ancient town Homer was referring to in his Odyssey and famous for its mining fields, from which the Sybarites  derived silver to coin their  coins, as well as Kroton and the Romans. The first documents about the Argentera date to the 12th century.
Longobucco's name originates from the Latin "longa bucca" ("large mouth"), referencing the original Greek name of the nearby torrent Macrocioli; in the past, it was associated with Temesa or Tempsa, the ancient town Homer referred to in his Odyssey and renowned for its mining fields, from which the Sybarites derived silver to coin their coins, as well as Kroton and the Romans. The first documents about the Argentera date back to the 12th century.