Where does “espanyol” come from?

espanyol (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

espanyol (Catalan): Spanish; Spaniard

Definitions

  1. Spanish; Spaniard

Ancestry of “espanyol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
2LatinHispānusSpaniard
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “espanyol”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →