Where does “Spaniolett” come from?
Spaniolett (German) comes from French espagnolette, 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 — coast of hyraxes.
Ancestry of “Spaniolett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | espagnolette | espagnolette window locking device |
| 2 | French | espagnole | feminine singular of espagnol |
| 3 | French | espagnol | Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its... |
| 4 | Middle French | espaignol | Spanish |
| 5 | Old French | espagneul | — |
| 6 | Old Occitan | espaignol | Spanish |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | Hispaniolus | Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain |
| 8 | Latin | Hispānus | Spaniard |
| 9 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 10 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |