- Hispanic (adj.)
[Hispanic 词源字典]
- "pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1580s, from Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Spanish-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, American English; especially applied since c. 1972 to Spanish-speaking persons of Latin American descent living in U.S.[Hispanic etymology, Hispanic origin, 英语词源]