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Where does “Italien” come from?

Italien (German) comes from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Italien (German): Italy

Definitions

  1. Italy

Ancestry of “Italien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪtalia—
2Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
3Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

Words derived from “Italien”

  • italienweit
  • italienisch
  • Italiener
  • Italien
  • ærkeitaliensk
  • italiensk
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