Where does “Italy” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Italy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishItaliaItaly
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 →