Where does “Spaainagh” come from?

Spaainagh (Manx) comes from Old Irish Espáinech, 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.

Spaainagh (Manx): Spanish; Hispanic; Spaniard

Definitions

  1. Spanish; Hispanic; Spaniard

Ancestry of “Spaainagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishEspáinechSpanish
2Old IrishEspáinSpain
3Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
4Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
5Late LatinSpania
6LatinHispānia
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Spaainagh

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania