Where does “itala” come from?
itala (Esperanto) comes from Latin italus, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.
itala (Esperanto): Italian; Clipping of la itala lingvo
Definitions
- Italian; Clipping of la itala lingvo
Ancestry of “itala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | italus | Italian; Italic; an Italian man |
| 2 | Latin | Ītalia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰταλία | Italy |
| 4 | Oscan | 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | land of bulls; land of young cattle |