Where the word "hispanic" comes from????

Question

I mean, have something to do with Spain?? Should be " Spainic"?? Or " his- panic"? Like someone`s panic?? Have you ever use it??? I am Mexican...... In Mexico.

Answer 1

Hispanic from Espana.

Answer 2

We are not hispanic, hispanic are the people from Spain, or the iberian peninsula.

Here in the US, the term latino is more commonly used. And it discribes a spanish speaking person from Latin America.

Answer 3

Hispanic word comes from the Latin word Hispanicus referred somone or something that comes from Hispania the Latin name for Spain.

Answer 4

OK OK the truth of the matter is
people used to say -- he's a pain in the neck but that was to long so now they just say Hispanic
no I just made that up - but all the other answers were different so I just thought I would give you a fun one

Answer 5

Hispanic comes from Spanish.

Answer 6

I believe this word comes from 1584 hispania(iberian peninsula), or hispanus (spaniard). It pertains to sections of the "new world" dominated by Spain. Now it has changed meaning to be applied to spanish-speaking people of Latin American descent living in the U.S.

Answer 7

It comes from the word "Hispanolia", which is the real name of Spain, meaning that they speak Spanish.

Now where did the word "caucasian" come form? Could that be an Asisan with a "cauc"?

Answer 8

I believe it is derived from the word Hispaniola, referring to Spain. I believe this is what Spain is called in spaanish, could be wrong though.

Answer 9

For the person asking about where Caucasian came from:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Caucasian
Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian
Pronunciation: ko-'kA-zh&n, kä- also -'ka-zh&n
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants
2 : of, constituting, or characteristic of a race of humankind native to Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia and classified according to physical features -- used especially in referring to persons of European descent having usually light skin pigmentation
- Caucasian noun
- Cau·ca·soid /'ko-k&-"soid/ adjective or noun

Caucasia
Caucasus
The Caucasus Mountains.mountain system and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia

Answer 10

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