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Where does “איטאַליע” come from?

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

איטאַליע (Yiddish): Italy

Definitions

  1. Italy

Ancestry of “איטאַליע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĪtalia—
2Ancient GreekἸταλίαItaly
3Oscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞land of bulls; land of young cattle

Words derived from “איטאַליע”

  • איטאַליענער
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