Ἰταλία

Ancient Greek

proper noun
Definitions
  • (classical) southernmost Italy, roughly corresponding to modern Calabria
  • Italy

Etymology

Borrowed from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (land of bulls, land of young cattle) affix from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓τᾰλός derived from Proto-Italic *wetelos (yearling, calf) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (year, turn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wet-

Gloss

year, turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

年

Emoji
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