Where does “España” come from?

España (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish Espanna, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

España (Spanish): Peninsular Spain

Definitions

  1. Peninsular Spain

Ancestry of “España”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “España”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old Spanish Espanna →