Where does “español” come from?

español (Galician) comes from Portuguese espanhol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

español (Galician): Spanish; pertaining to Spain, its people,...

Definitions

  1. Spanish; pertaining to Spain, its people,...

Ancestry of “español”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseespanholSpanish; Spaniard
2Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
3Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
4LatinHispānusSpaniard
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “español”

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