Derived from term Italia, from Latin meaning "land of young cattle”• The bull was a symbol of the southern Italian tribes during the Samnite Wars• Italy was named after Italus, mentioned also by Aristotle and Thucydides• Italic tribes : Umbrians, Latins , Volsci, Samnites, Celts and Ligures inhabited northern Italy• Non-Indo-European heritage include the Etruscans, the Elymians and Sicani in Sicily and the prehistoric Sardinians.