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

Words derived from “Espáin”

  • Spáinn
  • Spáinnis
  • Spàinn
  • Spàinnt
  • Espáinech
  • Espáine
  • Spaainaghys
  • Spaainey
  • Spaainagh
  • Spaainish
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