Ἰταλία

English (LSJ)

Ion. -ιη, ἡ,

   A Italy, Hdt.1.24, etc. [Ιτ-, S.Ant.1119 (lyr.), Call.Dian.58.]

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Ἰταλία: Ἰων. -ίη, ἡ, Ἠρόδ. 1. 24, κτλ. Ἡ πρώτη συλλαβὴ ἐκτείνεται ἐν δακτυλικῷ στίχῳ, Σοφ. Ἀντ. 1119, Καλλ. εἰς Ἥραν 58, ὡς τὸ Italia παρ’ Οὐεργιλίῳ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ας (ἡ) :
Italie.

English (Strong)

probably of foreign origin; Italia, a region of Europe: Italy.

Greek Monotonic

Ἰταλία: Ιων. -ίη, ἡ, η Ιταλία, σε Ηρόδ. κ.λπ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Ἰτᾰλίᾱ: ион. Ἰτᾰλίη (ῐ и ῑ) ἡ Италия Her., Xen. etc.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Italy (Hdt.). The word indicated originally only the south; only since Augustus does it stand for the wole.
Derivatives: -ικός Italian (Pl.), f. -ίς, -ιδος period of the (feast) Italika; -ιώτης Italian ((Hdt.), f. -ιῶτις (Th.), -ίδης id. (AP), -ιωτικός id. (Pl.); -ός Italian (Parth.); -ιάζω live in It. H; -ίης Italian (Ion.).
Etymology: Compared with Osc. vítelliú Italy. No etym. The comparison with vitulus cow will be a mere guess.