Where does “espanyolitzar” come from?

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

espanyolitzar (Catalan): to hispanize, usually more related to Spain in...

Definitions

  1. to hispanize, usually more related to Spain in...

Ancestry of “espanyolitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanespanyolSpanish; Spaniard
2Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
3LatinHispānusSpaniard
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →