Where does “Iztaccíhuatl” come from?

Iztaccíhuatl (English) comes from Spanish Iztaccíhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl cihuātl — woman, wife; woman, female; a woman.

Iztaccíhuatl (English): the third-highest peak in Mexico

Definitions

  1. the third-highest peak in Mexico

Ancestry of “Iztaccíhuatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishIztaccíhuatlIztaccíhuatl
2Classical Nahuatlcihuātlwoman, wife; woman, female; a woman
Every word from Classical Nahuatl cihuātl →Every word from Spanish Iztaccíhuatl →
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