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 place in the United States:
    1. A village in DuPage County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Sherman County, Kansas.
    3. A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
    4. A small city in Hill County, Texas.

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