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Where does “italus” come from?

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

italus (Latin): Italian; Italic; an Italian man

Definitions

  1. Italian; Italic; an Italian man

Ancestry of “italus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “italus”

  • Itala
  • italo
  • italo
  • Italo
  • itālietis
  • itālis
  • itālisks
  • itala
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