Where does “İspanyolca” come from?
İspanyolca (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اسپانیولجه, 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 — coast of hyraxes.
İspanyolca (Turkish): Spanish
Definitions
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Ancestry of “İspanyolca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اسپانیولجه | Spanish |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اسپانیول | Spanish |
| 3 | Spanish | español | Spanish; Spaniard; the Spanish language |
| 4 | Old Spanish | espanyol | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | espaignol | Spanish |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | Hispaniolus | Spanish; of Spain; Of Spain |
| 7 | Latin | Hispānus | Spaniard |
| 8 | Latin | Hispānia | — |
| 9 | Punic | אי שפן | coast of hyraxes |