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Where does “ιταλικός” come from?

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

ιταλικός (Greek): Italian

Definitions

  1. Italian

Ancestry of “ιταλικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΙταλίαItaly
2LatinĪtalia—
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
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