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Where does “hueyi teopixcatitlantli” come from?

hueyi teopixcatitlantli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl huēyi teōpixcātlahtoāni, from Classical Nahuatl tlahtoāni, from Classical Nahuatl tla- — Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the...

hueyi teopixcatitlantli (Classical Nahuatl): papal legate

Definitions

  1. papal legate

Ancestry of “hueyi teopixcatitlantli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlhuēyi teōpixcātlahtoānipope
2Classical Nahuatltlahtoānitlatoani; sovereign; king, speaker; a sovereign;...
3Classical Nahuatltla-Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the...
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