Where does “Ītalia” come from?

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

Ītalia (Latin): the Italian people

Definitions

  1. the Italian people

Ancestry of “Ītalia”, step by step

Ītalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἰταλία

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

via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ

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

Words derived from “Ītalia”

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