Where does “cincoatl” come from?

cincoatl (Central Nahuatl) comes from Central Nahuatl coatl, from Classical Nahuatl cōātl — it is a snake; snake; a snake.

cincoatl (Central Nahuatl): gopher snake

Definitions

  1. gopher snake

Ancestry of “cincoatl”, step by step

cincoatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Nahuatl coatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central NahuatlcoatlA snake
2Classical Nahuatlcōātlit is a snake; snake; a snake

via Central Nahuatl cintli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcintlicorncob
2Classical Nahuatlcintlicorncob
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cōātl →Every word from Central Nahuatl coatl →