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Italy

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Etymology

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    Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.?
    Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der.
    Latin Italiabor.
    Old English Italia
    English Italy

    Inherited from Old English Italia, borrowed from Latin Italia, from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), possibly borrowed from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú). 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.

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    Italy

    2. A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
      • 1868, E. S. G. S., Italy and her capital, page 170:
        Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital.
      • 19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title:
        Italy and her invaders
      • 2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN‎[1]:
        Serie A club Inter Milan – whom Eriksen had been contracted to at the time of the incident – let the midfielder move abroad as he was unable to play in Italy unless the ICD device was removed.
    3. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.

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    country in Southern Europe

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    countries in Europe (appendix)edit

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