Wakhe wazibuza ukuba iphi Igama lase-Itali? Ewe, ayaziwa ngokuchanekileyo kwaye kukho iithiyori ezininzi phaya. Inyani yile yokuba eli gama belisetyenziswa kangangeenkulungwane. Ekuqaleni yayichonge abantu abathile ababehlala kumbindi usingasiqithi, Abantu be-Italic Izithethi zolwimi lwe-Italic kwaye kuthiwa igama livela kwidolophu yaseCalabria ogama lakhe lamaGrike laphela lisebenzisa ukubiza bonke abahlali bendawo.
Xa iRiphabhlikhi yaseRoma yenzeka, igama lathi lachaza lonke usingasiqithi xa zonke ezinye izizwe zoyiswa. Enye inkolelo ithi igama livela kwisiqithi saseGrisi esibizwa Iitaliyo, Isiqithi esasinxulumene nomfanekiso wenkunzi yenkomo. Xa amaRoma oyisa iGrisi ngokwandisa ummandla wabo bafuna ukuba nophawu olubachazayo kwaye yiyo loo nto bekhethe umfanekiso wenkunzi. Ngombono wokuba igama lakhe liyakumela loo mandla abalulekileyo, bagqiba kwelokuba bathiye loo mmandla bawuthatha njengeyona ndawo iphambili kubukhosi babo. Italos waba UViteliú kwaye ekugqibeleni e-Itali. Yeyiphi eya kuba yinyani?
Ngapha koko, xa ubukhosi buwa, igama lase-Italiya laqesha loo mazwe ebeyinxalenye yobukumkani kwaye ke babelana ngenkcubeko ethile okanye iilwimi ezithi zithathwe kwisiLatin. Ngeentshukumo zokumanyaniswa kwakhona kwe-Italiya kunye nokwenziwa kombuso oqhelekileyo, igama lakhethwa ukuba ligxininise obu buzwe buzayo.