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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | Italia | Italy |
| 2 | Latin | Ītalia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰταλία | Italy |
| 4 | Oscan | 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | land of bulls; land of young cattle |
Words derived from “Italy”