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Where does “Italia” come from?

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

Italia (Italian): Italy

Definitions

  1. Italy

Ancestry of “Italia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Italia”

  • Alitalia
  • イタリア
  • إيطاليا
  • إيطالية
  • 이탈리아어
  • I-ta-li-a
  • Italja
  • Itāria
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