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Where does “Lituania” come from?

Lituania (Italian) comes from New Latin Lituania, from Lithuanian Lithuania, from Old Lithuanian Lieuteva.

Ancestry of “Lituania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinLituania—
2LithuanianLithuania—
3Old LithuanianLieuteva—
Every word from Old Lithuanian Lieuteva →