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Where does “hispana” come from?

hispana (Spanish) comes from Spanish hispano, from Latin Hispānus, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

hispana (Spanish): feminine singular of hispano

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of hispano

Ancestry of “hispana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishhispanoSpanish; Hispano-American; Spanish or...
2LatinHispānus—
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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