Where does “espanyol” come from?
espanyol (Old Spanish) comes from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.
Ancestry of “espanyol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | espaignol | Spanish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | Hispaniolus | Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain |
| 3 | Latin | Hispānus | Spaniard |
| 4 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 5 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |