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Where does “cempohualxihuitl” come from?

cempohualxihuitl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualli, from Classical Nahuatl pōhualli, from Classical Nahuatl -lli — Forms a passive participle from any verb.

cempohualxihuitl (Classical Nahuatl): a period of twenty years

Definitions

  1. a period of twenty years

Ancestry of “cempohualxihuitl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcempōhuallitwenty
2Classical Nahuatlpōhuallitwenty; count; a count
3Classical Nahuatl-lliForms a passive participle from any verb
Every word from Classical Nahuatl -lli →