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Where does “mantēlex” come from?

mantēlex (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish manteles, from Latin mantēle.

mantēlex (Classical Nahuatl): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “mantēlex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmantelesplural of mantel; tablecloths
2Latinmantēle—

Words derived from “mantēlex”

  • manteles
Every word from Latin mantēle →