Where does “Mixtec” come from?

Mixtec (English) comes from Spanish mixteco, from Classical Nahuatl mixtecatl, from Classical Nahuatl mixtli — cloud.

Mixtec (English): A member of a Mesoamerican people who live...

Definitions

  1. A member of a Mesoamerican people who live...

Ancestry of “Mixtec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmixtecoMixtec
2Classical NahuatlmixtecatlA Mixtec
3Classical Nahuatlmixtlicloud

Words derived from “Mixtec”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl mixtli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mixtecatl →Every word from Spanish mixteco →