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Where does “hicoxcuauhtlah” come from?

hicoxcuauhtlah (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl hīcoxcuahuitl, from Classical Nahuatl hīcox, from Spanish higos, from Old Spanish figo, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

hicoxcuauhtlah (Classical Nahuatl): a grove of fig trees

Definitions

  1. a grove of fig trees

Ancestry of “hicoxcuauhtlah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhīcoxcuahuitlfig tree
2Classical Nahuatlhīcoxfig
3Spanishhigosplural of higo
4Old Spanishfigo—
5Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
6Phoenician??Ripe fig
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