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Where does “hispano” come from?

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

hispano (Spanish): Spanish; Hispano-American; Spanish or...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “hispano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHispānus—
2LatinHispānia—
3Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “hispano”

  • Hispano
  • hispana
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