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Where does “italo” come from?

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

italo (Latin): dative singular of italus; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of italus; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “italo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinitalusItalian; Italic; an Italian man
2LatinĪtalia—
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
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