Where does “espaignol” come from?

espaignol (Middle French) comes from Old French espagneul, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

espaignol (Middle French): Spanish

Definitions

  1. Spanish

Ancestry of “espaignol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “espaignol”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →