Where does “Andalusia” come from?
Andalusia derives from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, which comes from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس, ultimately referring to the Iberian peninsula under medieval Islamic rule.
Ancestry of “Andalusia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | Andalusia | — |
| 2 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |