Where does “Italy” come from?

Italy comes from Middle English Italy, from Old English Italia, from Latin Italia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Italy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishItaliaItaly
2LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

Words derived from “Italy”

Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Latin Ītalia →