Where does “cozcacoatl” come from?

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

cozcacoatl (Central Nahuatl): coral snake

Definitions

  1. coral snake

Ancestry of “cozcacoatl”, step by step

cozcacoatl 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 cozcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Nahuatlcozcatl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cōātl →Every word from Central Nahuatl coatl →