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Where does “Italish” come from?

Italish (English) comes from English Italy, from Old English Italia, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Italish (English): Pertaining to Italy, its people, or language;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to Italy, its people, or language;...

Ancestry of “Italish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishItaly—
2Old EnglishItaliaItaly
3LatinĪtalia—
4Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
5Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
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