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Where does “franco-español” come from?

franco-español (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.

franco-español (Spanish): Franco-Spanish

Definitions

  1. Franco-Spanish

Ancestry of “franco-español”, step by step

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