Where does “cuicaamatl” come from?

cuicaamatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuīcatl, from Classical Nahuatl cuīca — to sing.

cuicaamatl (Classical Nahuatl): a songbook

Definitions

  1. a songbook

Ancestry of “cuicaamatl”, step by step

cuicaamatl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuīcatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuīcatla song; singing
2Classical Nahuatlcuīcato sing

via Classical Nahuatl āmatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmatldocument; fig tree; paper
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuīca →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuīcatl →