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 שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Old Spanish Espanna