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

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

Ancestry of “español”, step by step

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

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