Where does “Spàinntis” come from?

Spàinntis (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Spàinnt, 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.

Spàinntis (Scottish Gaelic): Spanish language

Definitions

  1. Spanish language

Ancestry of “Spàinntis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicSpàinnt
2Old IrishEspáinSpain
3Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
4Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
5Late LatinSpania
6LatinHispānia
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania
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