Where does “Espaignard” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Espaignard”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Espaignard

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