Etymograph

English

Ibitha

Ibitha comes from Spanish Ibiza, from Arabic يَابِسَة ‘Ibiza’, and ultimately from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌.

  1. Phoenicianmodern𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEbusus
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentيَابِسَة‘Ibiza’
  4. Catalanc. 1500–presentEivissa
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentIbiza
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2012Ibitha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Phoenicianmodern𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEbusus
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentيَابِسَة‘Ibiza’
  4. Catalanc. 1500–presentEivissa
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentIbiza
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2012Ibitha

Earliest quotation: 2012, Day Six: I♥IBITHA: “HELLO IBITHA, as the Europeans call it. The highlight…”

Today it means

name Ibiza

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌 / Ibitha