Where does “ایتالیایی” come from?
ایتالیایی (Persian) comes from Persian ایتالیا, from Italian Italia, from Latin Ītalia, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.
ایتالیایی (Persian): Italian
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ایتالیایی”, step by step
ایتالیایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ایتالیا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ایتالیا | — |
| 2 | Italian | Italia | Italy |
| 3 | Latin | Ītalia | the Italian people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰταλία | Italy |
| 5 | Oscan | 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | land of bulls; land of young cattle |
via Persian ـیی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـیی | form of the suffix |