Where does “Hispaniola” come from?

Hispaniola (French) comes from Latin Hispaniola, from Spanish Española, from Spanish España, from Old Spanish Espanna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Hispaniola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispaniolaHispaniola
2SpanishEspañolaa female Spaniard
3SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
4Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →