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Where does “paniolo” come from?

paniolo (English) comes from Hawaiian paniolo, from Spanish español, from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

paniolo (English): A Hawaiian cowboy

Definitions

  1. A Hawaiian cowboy

Ancestry of “paniolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaniolocowboy
2SpanishespañolSpanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language
3Old Spanishespanyol—
4Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
5Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6LatinHispānus—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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