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Where does “Italiānus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Italiānus”, step by step

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