Where does “Hispanophobia” come from?

Hispanophobia (English) comes from English Hispano, from Spanish hispano, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Hispanophobia (English): fear, hatred of, hostility or discrimination...

Definitions

  1. fear, hatred of, hostility or discrimination...

Ancestry of “Hispanophobia”, step by step

Hispanophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hispano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHispanoA Hispanic; a person of Spanish descent; A person...
2SpanishhispanoSpanish; Hispano-American; Spanish or...
3LatinHispānusSpaniard
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →