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Where does “İspanyol” come from?

İspanyol (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اسپانیول, 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.

İspanyol (Turkish): Spanish

Definitions

  1. Spanish

Ancestry of “İspanyol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاسپانیول—
2SpanishespañolSpanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language
3Old Spanishespanyol—
4Old OccitanespaignolSpanish
5Vulgar LatinHispaniolusSpanish; of Spain; Of Spain
6LatinHispānus—
7LatinHispānia—
8Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “İspanyol”

  • İspanyolca
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