Where does “Caxtillan acaltepiton” come from?
Caxtillan acaltepiton (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān ācalli, from Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān, from Spanish Castilla, from Old Spanish Castiella, from Medieval Latin Castella, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Caxtillan acaltepiton (Classical Nahuatl): Diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish...
Definitions
- Diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish...
Ancestry of “Caxtillan acaltepiton”, step by step
Caxtillan acaltepiton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān ācalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | Caxtīllān ācalli | Spanish ship; a galley; a Spanish ship |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Caxtīllān | Spain, something Spanish; Spain; something... |
| 3 | Spanish | Castilla | Castile; Castille |
| 4 | Old Spanish | Castiella | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Castella | — |
| 6 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 7 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |