English
Spanish
/ˈspænɪʃ/
Of or pertaining to Spain.
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English Spanisch, either an alteration of Spaynisch after foreign words for "Spain" or "Spanish" such as Old Spanish Espanna, Old Spanish espannol or a partial calque of them; equivalent to Spain + -ish.
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Lineage
- inheritedMiddle EnglishSpanisch
- surface analysisEnglishSpain “A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Sp…”
- derivedEnglishTz'utujil “A member of a Native American people, one of the 21 Maya ethnic groups that dwell in Guatemala, pri…”
- partEnglishtz'utuj “cornfield flower”
- partEnglish-il
- derivedEnglishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
- derivedEnglish7th
- derivedEnglishSweden “A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm.”
- derivedEnglishJohn “A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle A…”
- derivedEnglishEisen “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishMilonakis—himself
- derivedEnglishmull “To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.”
- derivedEnglishNîmes “A city, the capital of Gard department, Occitania, southern France, formerly in the region of Langu…”
- derivedEnglishon “In the state of being active, functioning or operating.”
- derivedEnglishpassio “suffering”
- derivedEnglishmarine “Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the …”
- derivedEnglishninny “A silly or foolish person.”
- derivedEnglishlack “A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.”
- derivedEnglishtalking “The action of the verb talk.”
- derivedEnglishPlacerville “A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.”
- derivedEnglishinside “The interior or inner part.”
- derived (possibly)Englishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
- derivedEnglishacetylierte
- derivedEnglishBlau “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
- derivedEnglishFahr “A surname from German.”
- derived (possibly)EnglishMatthew “A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.”
- derivedEnglishBMC
- derivedLatin-plus “-ple”
- derivedEnglishming “To mix, blend, mingle.”
- derivedEnglishRuaghagain
- derivedEnglishhome “One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which …”
- derivedEnglishkind “A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may b…”
- derivedEnglishits “Belonging to it.”
- derivedEnglishfirst “Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.”
- derivedEnglish1940
- derivedProto-Germanic*landą “land”
- derivedEnglishKohl “A surname from German.”
- derivedEnglishMöhn
- derivedEnglishÓ “descendant”
- derivedEnglishsmelting “The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.”
- borrowedEnglishJapanese “Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.”
- derivedEnglishDurst “A surname.”
- partEnglish新 “new”
- derivedEnglishcarrying “Transportation.”
- derivedEnglishgunfire “Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.”
- derivedEnglishseemingly “As it appears; apparently.”
- derivedEnglishBusch “A surname.”
- derivedEnglishboth “Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.”
- derivedEnglishNeapolitan “Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the sur…”
- derivedEnglishNARG “not a real gentleman”
- derivedEnglishThe
- derivedEnglish1993
- derivedEnglishsyllaba “syllable”
- derivedEnglishδαμάω “to tame”
- derivedEnglishtits “Used to express dismay or annoyance.”
- derivedEnglishthis “The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).”
- derivedEnglishany “To even the slightest extent; at all.”
- derivedEnglishking “A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his natio…”
- derivedEnglishpissed “Drunk.”
- partEnglishin- “in, into, towards, within.”
- derivedEnglishTerra “The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.”
- derivedEnglishstaged “Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coinciden…”
- partEnglishwīg “war”
- derivedEnglishScandinavian “Someone from Scandinavia.”
- derivedEnglishHermann “A surname from German borrowed from German Hermann.”
- derivedEnglish-splain “A suffix combined with a descriptive adjective or noun to create a verb meaning someone who fits th…”
- derivedGermanPyridin “pyridine”
- derived (possibly)Englishpound “A unit of weight in various measurement systems.”
- derivedEnglishfalling
- derivedEnglishone “The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.”
- derivedEnglishHeu “hay”
- derivedEnglishthere “In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away …”
- derivedEnglishCraig's
- derived (possibly)Englishde- “reversal, undoing”
- derivedEnglishhouseholds
- derivedLatindolor “pain”
- derivedEnglishLugau
- derivedEnglishairports
- derivedEnglishportable “Able to be carried or easily moved.”
- derivedEnglishlux “In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen pe…”
- derivedEnglishabove “Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.”
- derivedEnglishbenzyl-methyl
- partEnglishvitamin “Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth…”
- derivedLatinaēneus “made of copper or bronze”
- derivedEnglishἕρπω “I creep”
- derivedEnglishother “See other (determiner) below.”
- partEnglishsnow “The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in fl…”
- derivedEnglishcut “To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.”
- derivedEnglishQueen “A title used before the personal name of a queen.”
- derived (possibly)EnglishLeid
- derived (possibly)Englishhamr
- derivedEnglishever “Always, frequently, forever.”
- derivedEnglishDante's
- derivedEnglishtasting “A small amount of food or drink.”
- derivedEnglishsċeaft “shaft”
- derivedEnglishdry “Free from or lacking moisture.”
- derivedEnglishSchleswig-Holstein “One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nati…”
- derivedEnglishwas “Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.”
- derivedEnglishYpres “A city in West Flanders, Belgium.”
- derivedEnglishproduction “The act of producing, making or creating something.”
- derivedEnglishthunderbird “A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North A…”
- derivedMalaysinga
- derivedEnglish1945
- derivedEnglishπεριστερά “pigeon”
- derivedEnglishGreece “A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athen…”
- derivedEnglishZapotec “A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into som…”
- derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
- derivedEnglishClassical
- derivedEnglishcorrea
- derivedEnglishbarrios
- derivedEnglishBasque “A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay betwe…”
- derivedEnglishmaravilla
- derivedEnglishmonte “A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first b…”
- derivedEnglishrecio “strong”
- derivedEnglishvalenciano
- derivedEnglishCatalan “A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.”
- borrowedEnglishBasque “A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay betwe…”
- derivedEnglishArabic “Related to the Arabic language.”
- suffixEnglish-ish “Typical of, similar to, being like.”
Related: Old Spanish Espanna, Old Spanish espannol
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: Spanish