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Where does “Italese” come from?

Italese (English) comes from Italian italiano, from Latin Italiānus, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Ancestry of “Italese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianitalianoItalian; The Italian language
2LatinItaliānus—
3LatinĪtalia—
4Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
5Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
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