Where does “icpatetl” come from?

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

icpatetl (Classical Nahuatl): A ball of string, yarn, etc

Definitions

  1. A ball of string, yarn, etc

Ancestry of “icpatetl”, step by step

icpatetl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl

via Classical Nahuatl icpatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlicpatlstring, cord

Words derived from “icpatetl

Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitlEvery word from Classical Nahuatl tētl