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Origin: English

Etymology tree Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.? Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der. Latin Italiabor. Old English Italia English Italy Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia.

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