Etymology

Italian

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Today it means: Pertaining to Italy. Full definition →

Middle English Italian ← Medieval Latin Italiānus ← Latin Italia
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  1. Latin · derived fromItalia“Italy”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromItaliānus
  3. Middle English · inherited fromItalian
  4. English todayItalian

From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.

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