Where does “āltepētenāmitl” come from?

āltepētenāmitl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl āltepētl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl tepētl, from Classical Nahuatl ātl, from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

āltepētenāmitl (Classical Nahuatl): city wall

Definitions

  1. city wall

Ancestry of “āltepētenāmitl”, step by step

āltepētenāmitl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl āltepētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāltepētlcity-state; city, community; town, city
2Classical Nahuatlātl tepētlAltepetl; town; city; pueblo
3Classical NahuatlātlAlternative spelling of atl; water
4Proto-Nahuan*aa-water
5Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

via Classical Nahuatl tenāmitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltenāmitlwall
2Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

Words derived from “āltepētenāmitl”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa →Every word from Proto-Nahuan *aa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl ātl →