English
Hispano
Hispano comes from Spanish hispano ‘Spanish’, and goes back to Latin Hispānia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispānia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispānus‘Spaniard’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthispano‘Spanish’
- EnglishtodayHispano
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispānia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispānus‘Spaniard’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthispano‘Spanish’
- EnglishtodayHispano
Linked words
through Latin Hispānia
Today it means
noun A Hispanic: a person of Spanish descent, especially a masculine one.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Hispānia / Hispano