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Español
Español comes from Spanish español ‘Spanish’, and goes back to Old Spanish espannol.
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500espannolas espanyol
- Spanishc. 1500–presentespañol‘Spanish’
- EnglishtodayEspañol
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500espannolas espanyol
- Spanishc. 1500–presentespañol‘Spanish’
- EnglishtodayEspañol
Linked words
through Old Occitan espaignol ‘Spanish’
Today it means
name Spanish (the language).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Spanish espannol / Español