Where does “Spaignarde” come from?

Spaignarde (Middle English) comes from Old French Espaignard, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Spaignarde (Middle English): A person from Spain or of Spanish descent

Definitions

  1. A person from Spain or of Spanish descent

Ancestry of “Spaignarde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Spaignarde”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Late Latin Spania →
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