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Where does “italià” come from?

italià (Catalan) comes from Catalan Itàlia, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

italià (Catalan): Italian

Definitions

  1. Italian

Ancestry of “italià”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanItàliaItaly
2LatinĪtalia—
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

Words derived from “italià”

  • italianitzar
  • italianització
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