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