Question 539

[X:
"pertaining to spain"(espacially ancient spain) 1584, from L. 'X'icus. Also "Iberian peninsula".
Specific application to spanish speaking parts of the new world in 1889.
Amer. eng: esp. applied since c.1972 to spanish speaking people of latin american descent living in U.S.]
This is a brief excerpt on the etymyology of 'X', which has been in news quite recently. X?