Where does “citlaltzintli” come from?

citlaltzintli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzin.

citlaltzintli (Classical Nahuatl): Diminutive of citlālin; a small star

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of citlālin; a small star

Ancestry of “citlaltzintli”, step by step

citlaltzintli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tzin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltzin—

via Classical Nahuatl citlālin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcitlālinstar
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzin →