Where does “italian” come from?

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

italian (Romanian): Italian; an Italian man

Definitions

  1. Italian; an Italian man

Ancestry of “italian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianitalianoItalian; The Italian language
2LatinItaliānusItalian
3LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
4Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
5Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

Words derived from “italian”

Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Latin Ītalia →
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