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Where does “Ispania” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ispania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinSpania—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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