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Where does “españolizar” come from?

españolizar (Spanish) comes from Galician español, from Portuguese espanhol, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

españolizar (Spanish): To render Spanish; to Hispanicize

Definitions

  1. To render Spanish; to Hispanicize

Ancestry of “españolizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianespañolSpanish; pertaining to Spain, its people,...
2PortugueseespanholSpanish; Spaniard
3Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
4Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
5LatinHispānus—
6LatinHispānia—
7Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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