Where does “xamixcalli” come from?

xamixcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl xāmitl — adobe.

xamixcalli (Classical Nahuatl): a brick of fired adobe

Definitions

  1. a brick of fired adobe

Ancestry of “xamixcalli”, step by step

xamixcalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl xāmitl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxāmitladobe

via Classical Nahuatl ixca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlixcato bake something; to fire pottery

Words derived from “xamixcalli”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl xāmitl →