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.

Italese (English): A mixture of English and Italian used among Italian immigrants in Canada

Definitions

  1. A mixture of English and Italian used among Italian immigrants in Canada

Ancestry of “Italese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianitalianoItalian; The Italian language
2LatinItaliānusItalian
3LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
4Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
5Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞Every word from Ancient Greek ἸταλίαEvery word from Latin Ītalia