Itasca

English

Etymology

A pseudo-Indian word coined by Henry Schoolcraft for Lake Itasca, the true source of the Mississippi River, from Latin veritas (truth) and Latin caput (head).

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Itasca

  1. A village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A small city in Hill County, Texas, United States.

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