Where does “Spaniards” come from?
Spaniards (English) comes from English Spaniard, from Middle English Spaignarde, from Old French Espaignard, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
Spaniards (English): plural of Spaniard
Definitions
- plural of Spaniard
Ancestry of “Spaniards”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spaniard | A person from Spain or of Spanish descent |
| 2 | Middle English | Spaignarde | A person from Spain or of Spanish descent |
| 3 | Old French | Espaignard | — |
| 4 | Old French | Espaigne | Iberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal |
| 5 | Old English | Ispania | the Iberian Peninsula |
| 6 | Late Latin | Spania | — |
| 7 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 8 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |