Where does “panyòl” come from?

panyòl (Haitian Creole) comes 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, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

panyòl (Haitian Creole): Spanish

Definitions

Spanish

Ancestry of “panyòl”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	espagnol	Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its...
2	Middle French	espaignol	Spanish
3	Old French	espagneul	—
4	Old Occitan	espaignol	Spanish
5	Vulgar Latin	Hispaniolus	Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6	Latin	Hispānus	Spaniard
7	Latin	Hispānia	—
8	Punic	אי שפן	coast of hyraxes

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