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Where does “Italien” come from?

Italien (Danish) comes from German Italien, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Italien (Danish): Italy

Definitions

  1. Italy

Ancestry of “Italien”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Italien”

  • ærkeitaliensk
  • italiensk
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