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Where does “amoxtlahcuiloh” come from?

amoxtlahcuiloh (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlahcuiloh — scribe, writer; painter, depicter, scribe.

amoxtlahcuiloh (Classical Nahuatl): A scribe; a person who writes books by hand

Definitions

  1. A scribe; a person who writes books by hand

Ancestry of “amoxtlahcuiloh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlahcuilohscribe, writer; painter, depicter, scribe
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