Where does “Cal-Mex” come from?
Cal-Mex (English) comes from English Mexican, from Czech -an, from Old Czech -ěnín, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Cal-Mex (English): A Californian style of Mexican food
Definitions
- A Californian style of Mexican food
Ancestry of “Cal-Mex”, step by step
Cal-Mex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mexican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mexican | A Mexica; an Aztec; The Nahuatl language; A... |
| 2 | Czech | -an | Forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 3 | Old Czech | -ěnín | forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -janinъ | Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Californian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Californian | Of or relating to California; A native or... |
| 2 | English | California | A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California |
| 3 | Spanish | California | — |