Etymology

Spain

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Today it means: A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid. Full definition →

Middle English Spayne ← Old French Espaigne ← Latin Hispānia
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  1. LatinHispānia
  2. Old FrenchEspaigne
  3. Middle EnglishSpayne
  4. English todaySpain

From Middle English Spayne, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia. Displaced Old English Ispania, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Doublet of Hispania.

Words from the same roots

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