Complex sentence: To Spanish ears, however, the word sounded like their "abre ojos" ("open your eyes"), so they gave the term this meaning, and this false etymology was later borrowed by English, Dutch and Frentch writers.
Split into simpler sentences: To Spanish ears, however, the word sounded like their "abre ojos" ("open your eyes"), so they gave the term this meaning. This false etymology was later borrowed by English, Dutch and Frentch writers.