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Where does “Ἱσπανία” come from?
Ἱσπανία (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
Ancestry of “Ἱσπανία”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Hispānia
—
2
Punic
אי שפן
coast of hyraxes
Words derived from “Ἱσπανία”
Hispania
ܐܣܦܢܝܐ
hispanus
Spagna
Spagna
שפּאַניע
Hispanie
Hispano-
Spagna
Espanna
שפּאַניש
hispanophone
Hispaniolus
Every word from Punic אי שפן →
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