Where does “teocaltototl” come from?

teocaltototl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl — bird; it is a bird.

teocaltototl (Classical Nahuatl): The house sparrow, an introduced species

Definitions

  1. The house sparrow, an introduced species

Ancestry of “teocaltototl”, step by step

teocaltototl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltōtōtlbird; it is a bird

via Classical Nahuatl teōcalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlteōcallitemple, church; church
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tōtōtl