Etymology

Spaniard

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Today it means: A person from Spain or of Spanish descent. Full definition →

Middle English Spaignarde ← Old French Espaignard
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  1. Old French · derived fromEspaignard
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSpaignarde
  3. English todaySpaniard

From Middle English Spaignarde, from Old French Espaignard, from Espaigne. Equivalent to Spain + -ard.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.