Where does “Española” come from?

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

Española (Spanish): a female Spaniard

Definitions

  1. a female Spaniard

Ancestry of “Española”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishEspañaPeninsular Spain
2Old SpanishEspannaIberian Peninsula
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Española”

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