English
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija comes from Spanish Nueva Écija.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentNueva Écija
- EnglishtodayNueva Ecija
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentNueva Écija
- EnglishtodayNueva Ecija
The story
Named after Écija in Seville, Spain, which Écija is from Mozarabic, from Latin Astigi.
Every English word from Spanish Nueva Écija
Today it means
name A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Palayan. Largest city: Cabanatuan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Nueva Écija / Nueva Ecija