Where does “Espáin” come from?

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

Espáin (Old Irish): Spain

Definitions

  1. Spain

Ancestry of “Espáin”, 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 “Espáin”

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