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Where does “metztonallotl” come from?

metztonallotl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl mētztōnalli, from Classical Nahuatl metztona, from Classical Nahuatl tōna — to shine; to be hot or sunny; to be hot, to be...

metztonallotl (Classical Nahuatl): moonshine

Definitions

  1. moonshine

Ancestry of “metztonallotl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmētztōnallimoonshine
2Classical Nahuatlmetztonafor there to be moonlight, for the moon to be...
3Classical Nahuatltōnato shine; to be hot or sunny; to be hot, to be...
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