Where does “Caxtillan acaltontli” come from?
Caxtillan acaltontli (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 acaltontli (Classical Nahuatl): Diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish...
Definitions
- Diminutive of Caxtīllān ācalli; a small Spanish...
Ancestry of “Caxtillan acaltontli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |