Where does “spaniol” come from?

spaniol (Romanian) comes from French espagnol, from Middle French espaignol, from Old French espagneul, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

spaniol (Romanian): Spanish; a Spanish man; Spaniard

Definitions

  1. Spanish; a Spanish man; Spaniard

Ancestry of “spaniol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchespagnolSpanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its...
2Middle FrenchespaignolSpanish
3Old Frenchespagneul
4Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
5Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6LatinHispānusSpaniard
7LatinHispānia
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “spaniol

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Latin Hispānus