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Etymology

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    Old EnglishItalia
    EnglishItaly

    Inherited fromOld EnglishItalia, borrowed fromLatinItalia, fromAncient GreekῙ̓ταλίᾱ(Ītalíā), possibly borrowed fromOscan𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞(víteliú). Usually explained as a cognate ofvitulus(“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*wet-(“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a kingItalus orItalos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula.

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    Italy

    2. Acountry inSouthern Europe. Official names:Italian Republic andRepublic of Italy. Capital and largest city:Rome.
      • 1868,E. S. G. S.,Italy and her capital, page170:
        Rome is the heart ofItaly [...]. 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”, inCNN‎[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 inItaly unless the ICD device was removed.
    3. Synonym ofApennine Peninsula.

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    country in Southern Europe

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    country in southern Europe

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    countries in Europe (appendix)edit

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