Where does “centzontli” come from?

centzontli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzontli — hair; head; crown, headdress.

centzontli (Classical Nahuatl): four hundred

Definitions

  1. four hundred

Ancestry of “centzontli”, step by step

centzontli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tzontli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzontlihair; head; crown, headdress

via Classical Nahuatl cē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcēone

Words derived from “centzontli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzontli →