Where does “italo” come from?

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

italo (Italian): Italian, Italic; An Italian man

Definitions

  1. Italian, Italic; An Italian man

Ancestry of “italo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinitalusItalian; Italic; an Italian man
2LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞Every word from Ancient Greek ἸταλίαEvery word from Latin Ītalia
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