Etymology of the English word spaniel
the English word
spanielderived from the Old French word
espaignolderived from the Latin root
*Hispaniolusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
Hispania (Spain; Spanish peninsula)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
Hispaniderived from the Latin word
Hispanus (Spanish, of Spain)
derived from the Latin word
HispaniDate
The earliest known usage of spaniel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
spanielCognates
Dutch
spaniel, French
épagneul, German
Spaniel, Norwegian
spaniel, Swedish
spanielUsage
Word found in Modern English
