Where does “coatetl” come from?

coatetl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

coatetl (Classical Nahuatl): snake egg

Definitions

  1. snake egg

Ancestry of “coatetl”, step by step

coatetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl cōātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcōātlit is a snake; snake; a snake
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →