English
spanielize
From spaniel + -ize.
Formed from spaniel + -ize
Vulgar Latin Hispānia ‘Spain’
Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus ‘Spanish’
Old Occitan espaignol ‘Spanish’
Old French espaigneul
Middle English spaynol
English spaniel
Today it means
verb To act or behave like a spaniel; to be submissive or overly servile.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spanielize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / spanielize