Where does “Ита́лия” come from?

Ита́лия (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Италиꙗ, from Old Church Slavonic Италиꙗ, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.

Ancestry of “Ита́лия”, step by step

Ита́лия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic Италиꙗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicИталиꙗ—
2Old Church SlavonicИталиꙗItaly
3Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
4Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

via Latin Ītalia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪtaliathe Italian people
2Ancient GreekῙ̓ταλίᾱ(Classical Ancient Greek) southernmost Italy, roughly corresponding to modern Calabria

Words derived from “Ита́лия”

Every word from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Италиꙗ →