Where does “xitomātl” come from?

xitomātl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

xitomātl (Classical Nahuatl): tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Definitions

  1. tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Ancestry of “xitomātl”, step by step

xitomātl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl tomātl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
2Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo

via Classical Nahuatl xīctli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlxīctlinavel

Words derived from “xitomātl”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →