Where does “tenohpalli” come from?

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

tenohpalli (Classical Nahuatl): it is a type of fruit-bearing cactus, a cholla; Cylindropuntia imbricata

Definitions

  1. it is a type of fruit-bearing cactus, a cholla; Cylindropuntia imbricata

Ancestry of “tenohpalli”, step by step

tenohpalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tētl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
2Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl nohpalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnohpalliprickly pear cactus, nopal

Words derived from “tenohpalli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →