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Where does “Spaainaghys” come from?

Spaainaghys (Manx) comes from Manx Spaainagh, 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.

Spaainaghys (Manx): Hispanicism

Definitions

  1. Hispanicism

Ancestry of “Spaainaghys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxSpaainaghSpanish; Hispanic; Spaniard
2Old IrishEspáinechSpanish
3Old IrishEspáinSpain
4Old FrenchEspaigne—
5Old EnglishIspania—
6Late LatinSpania—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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