Where does “āltēpetl” come from?
āltēpetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl ātl tepētl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.
āltēpetl (Classical Nahuatl): city-state; city, community; town, city
Definitions
- city-state; city, community; town, city
Ancestry of “āltēpetl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | ātl tepētl | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | ātl | Alternative spelling of atl; water |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | *aa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | pa | water |
Words derived from “āltēpetl”