Where does “espainol” come from?

espainol (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “espainol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
2LatinHispānusSpaniard
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →