Where does “barrio” come from?

barrio (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish barrio, from Arabic بَرِّيّ — wild.

barrio (Classical Nahuatl): A district of an altepetl

Definitions

  1. A district of an altepetl

Ancestry of “barrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarrioneighbourhood; any neighbourhood of the original...
2Arabicبَرِّيّwild
Every word from Arabic بَرِّيّ →Every word from Spanish barrio →
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