Where does “teopixcacalli” come from?

teopixcacalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

teopixcacalli (Classical Nahuatl): a monastery

Definitions

  1. a monastery

Ancestry of “teopixcacalli”, step by step

teopixcacalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
2Proto-Nahuan*kal-house

via Classical Nahuatl teōpixqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlteōpixquipriest
2Classical NahuatlteōtlGod; deity, god; god
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →