Where does “espagnol” come from?

espagnol (French) comes from Middle French espaignol, from Old French espagneul, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

espagnol (French): Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its...

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Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its...

Ancestry of “espagnol”, step by step

espagnol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French espaignol

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	espaignol	Spanish
2	Old French	espagneul	—
3	Old Occitan	espaignol	Spanish
4	Vulgar Latin	Hispaniolus	Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain
5	Latin	Hispānus	Spaniard
6	Latin	Hispānia	—
7	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

via Italian spagnolo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	spagnolo	Spanish; Spaniard; The Spanish
2	Italian	spagna	—

via Spanish español

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	español	Spanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language
2	Old Spanish	espanyol	—

Words derived from “espagnol”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →