Where does “Hispaniola” come from?

Hispaniola (Latin) comes from Spanish Española, from Spanish España, from Old Spanish Espanna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Hispaniola (Latin): Hispaniola

Definitions

  1. Hispaniola

Ancestry of “Hispaniola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañolaa female Spaniard
2SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
3Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
4LatinHispānia
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Hispaniola

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Old Spanish Espanna
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