Where does “catañol” come from?

catañol (Spanish) comes from Spanish español, from Old Spanish espanyol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

catañol (Spanish): a language blend of Catalan and Spanish

Definitions

  1. a language blend of Catalan and Spanish

Ancestry of “catañol”, step by step

catañol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish español

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishespañolSpanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language
2Old Spanishespanyol—
3Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
4Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
5LatinHispānusSpaniard
6LatinHispānia—
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

via Spanish catalán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcatalánCatalan, Catalonian; Catalan; the language of...
2CatalancatalàCatalan
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Latin Hispānus →