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
Ancestry of “hicoxcuauhtlah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | hīcoxcuahuitl | fig tree |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | hīcox | fig |
| 3 | Spanish | higos | plural of higo |
| 4 | Old Spanish | figo | — |
| 5 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 6 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |