Where does “espagnolette” come from?
espagnolette (French) comes from French espagnole, 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 — coast of hyraxes.
espagnolette (French): espagnolette window locking device
Definitions
- espagnolette window locking device
Ancestry of “espagnolette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | espagnole | feminine singular of espagnol |
| 2 | French | espagnol | Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its... |
| 3 | Middle French | espaignol | Spanish |
| 4 | Old French | espagneul | — |
| 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 |