California (the most populous state of the United States) · colonial California · California Republic
eş: Golden State
köken: * (U.S. state) Probably borrowed from Spanish California. Although a borrowing from English is also possible, the word first appears in Dutch before widespread settlement in California by speakers of English. * (Maasdriel) First attested as Californië in 1867. Originally the name of a farmhouse or a similar building. Named after the U.S. state. * (Horst aan de Maas) First attested as Californië…
California (the most populous state of the United States)
köken: Borrowed from English California.
NorveççeCalifornia
Etimoloji
First attested in Montalvo's Las sergas de Esplandián as the name of Calafia's monarchy. A name invented by the author to remind Spanish readers of the recent Reconquista, probably based on califa (“caliph”). By surface analysis, califa + -or + -n- + -ia.