Where does “metztli icualoca” come from?

metztli icualoca (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mētztli — the moon; month; moon, month.

metztli icualoca (Classical Nahuatl): lunar eclipse

Definitions

  1. lunar eclipse

Ancestry of “metztli icualoca”, step by step

metztli icualoca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl mētztli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmētztlithe moon; month; moon, month

via Classical Nahuatl īcualōca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlīcualōcaits eating away; eclipse
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mētztli