Where does “Cuauhtémoc” come from?

Cuauhtémoc (English) comes from Spanish Cuauhtémoc, from Classical Nahuatl Cuāuhtemōc, from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli — eagle.

Cuauhtémoc (English): The last Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan

Definitions

  1. The last Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan

Ancestry of “Cuauhtémoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCuauhtémocCuauhtémoc Aztec ruler
2Classical NahuatlCuāuhtemōc—
3Classical Nahuatlcuāuhtlieagle
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cuāuhtli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Cuāuhtemōc →Every word from Spanish Cuauhtémoc →