Where does “teocalcuitlapilli” come from?

teocalcuitlapilli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cuitlapilli, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl, from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC.

teocalcuitlapilli (Classical Nahuatl): A chapel within a church

Definitions

  1. A chapel within a church

Ancestry of “teocalcuitlapilli”, step by step

teocalcuitlapilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cuitlapilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcuitlapillitail, rear
2Classical NahuatlcuitlatlExcrement; feces
3Proto-Nahuankʷitlatlexcrement
4Proto-Uto-AztecankwitaC—

via Classical Nahuatl teōcalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlteōcallitemple, church; church
Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kwitaC →Every word from Proto-Nahuan kʷitlatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl →