Where does “ītalicus” come from?

ītalicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἰταλικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

ītalicus (Latin): Italic, Italian

Definitions

  1. Italic, Italian

Ancestry of “ītalicus”, step by step

ītalicus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἰταλικός

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

via Latin Ītalia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
2Ancient GreekῙ̓ταλίᾱ(Classical Ancient Greek) southernmost Italy, roughly corresponding to modern Calabria

Words derived from “ītalicus”

Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰταλικός →