Where does “cincoatl” come from?

cincoatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cintli — corncob.

cincoatl (Classical Nahuatl): gopher snake

Definitions

  1. gopher snake

Ancestry of “cincoatl”, step by step

cincoatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cintli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcintlicorncob

via Classical Nahuatl cōātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcōātlit is a snake; snake; a snake

Words derived from “cincoatl”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl cintli →