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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 FrenchEspaigne—
2Old EnglishIspania—
3Late LatinSpania—
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espaignard”

  • Spaniard
  • Spaniardess
  • Spaniards
  • Spaignarde
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