Where does “vesispanieli” come from?
vesispanieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish spanieli, from English spaniel, from Spanish español, from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia — coast of hyraxes.
vesispanieli (Finnish): water spaniel
Definitions
- water spaniel
Ancestry of “vesispanieli”, step by step
vesispanieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish spanieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | spanieli | spaniel |
| 2 | English | spaniel | Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of... |
| 3 | Spanish | español | Spanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language |
| 4 | Old Spanish | espanyol | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | espaignol | Spanish |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | Hispaniolus | Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain |
| 7 | Latin | Hispānus | Spaniard |
| 8 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 9 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |