Where does “italian” come from?

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

italian (Lombard): Italian

Definitions

  1. Italian

Ancestry of “italian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinItaliānusItalian
2LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle
Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Latin Ītalia →