Where does “Alitalia” come from?

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

Alitalia (Italian): the national airline of Italy

Definitions

  1. the national airline of Italy

Ancestry of “Alitalia”, step by step

Alitalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Italia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianItaliaItaly
2LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

via Italian ali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaliplural of ala; second-person singular present...
Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Latin Ītalia →