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Where does “espagnole” come from?

espagnole (French) comes from French espagnol, 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.

espagnole (French): feminine singular of espagnol

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of espagnol

Ancestry of “espagnole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchespagnolSpanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its...
2Middle FrenchespaignolSpanish
3Old Frenchespagneul—
4Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
5Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6LatinHispānus—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “espagnole”

  • espagnolette
  • шпингалет
  • espagnolette
  • Spaniolett
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