Etymology Explorer
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Where does “España” come from?
España (Galician) comes from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
Ancestry of “España”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Hispānia
—
2
Punic
אי שפן
coast of hyraxes
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