Note 268 — Chapter VI
Reading edition
“España is the name by which the Spaniards have known their country from the earliest times, down to the present day. This word is Basque, without dropping or adding a letter, and signifies border or extremity. The analogy is beautiful, and gave rise to the ne plus ultra of the columns of Hercules. The letter n is moreover wanting in Celtic, Hebrew, and Arabic.”—Astorloa, p. 194.