Where does “espanyol” come from?

espanyol (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

espanyol (Ladino): Spanish

Definitions

  1. Spanish

Ancestry of “espanyol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “espanyol

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Latin Hispānus
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