Where does “xamixcaltexcalli” come from?

xamixcaltexcalli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl texcalli, from Classical Nahuatl tētl, from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl.

xamixcaltexcalli (Classical Nahuatl): masonry oven, brick oven

Definitions

  1. masonry oven, brick oven

Ancestry of “xamixcaltexcalli”, step by step

xamixcaltexcalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl texcalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltexcalliAn oven, especially one for baking bread
2Classical Nahuatltētlrock, stone
3Classical Nahuatlnāmitl—

via Classical Nahuatl xamixcalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxamixcallia brick of fired adobe
2Classical Nahuatlxāmitladobe
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāmitl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tētl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl texcalli →