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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

  1. Diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish...

Ancestry of “Caxtillan acaltepiton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlCaxtīllān ācalliSpanish ship; a galley; a Spanish ship
2Classical NahuatlCaxtīllānSpain, something Spanish; Spain; something...
3SpanishCastillaCastile; Castille
4Old SpanishCastiella—
5Medieval LatinCastella—
6Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
7Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
8Proto-Italickastromknife
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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