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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

  1. plural of Spaniard

Ancestry of “Spaniards”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpaniardA person from Spain or of Spanish descent
2Middle EnglishSpaignardeA person from Spain or of Spanish descent
3Old FrenchEspaignard—
4Old FrenchEspaigne—
5Old EnglishIspania—
6Late LatinSpania—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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