proper noun
the part of Catalonia that would remain part of Spain were Catalonia to secede; Catalan antiseparatist movement
Etymology tree Spanish Tarragona Catalan Barcelonabor. Spanish Barcelona Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Spanish -ia blend Spanish Tabarnia Blend of Tarragona + Barcelona + -ia.