Where does “Judeo-Italian” come from?
Judeo-Italian (English) comes from English Italian, from Latin Italianus, from Latin Italia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.
Ancestry of “Judeo-Italian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Italian | Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language;... |
| 2 | Latin | Italianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Italia | Italy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰταλία | Italy |
| 5 | Oscan | 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | land of bulls; land of young cattle |