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Where does “Popocatépetl” come from?

Popocatépetl (English) comes from Classical Nahuatl Popōcatepētl, from Classical Nahuatl tepētl — hill; mountain, hill.

Ancestry of “Popocatépetl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlPopōcatepētl—
2Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill
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