Where does “Espaigne” come from?

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

Espaigne (Old French): Iberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal

Definitions

  1. Iberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal

Ancestry of “Espaigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
2Late LatinSpania—
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espaigne”

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