Where does “Hispaniola” come from?

Hispaniola is the Latin name for the Caribbean island, derived from Latin Hispania meaning "Iberian Peninsula" with the diminutive suffix -ola.

Hispaniola (English): divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Definitions

  1. divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Ancestry of “Hispaniola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispaniolaHispaniola
2SpanishEspañolaa female Spaniard
3SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
4Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Hispaniola”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →