Where does “Espáinech” come from?

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

Espáinech (Old Irish): Spanish

Definitions

  1. Spanish

Ancestry of “Espáinech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishEspáinSpain
2Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
3Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
4Late LatinSpania—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espáinech”

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