Where does “Spáinnis” come from?

Spáinnis (Irish) comes from Irish Spáinn, from Old Irish Espáin, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Spáinnis (Irish): the Spanish language

Definitions

  1. the Spanish language

Ancestry of “Spáinnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSpáinnSpain
2Old IrishEspáinSpain
3Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
4Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
5Late LatinSpania
6LatinHispānia
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania