Where does “Popocatépetl” come from?

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

Popocatépetl (English): An active volcano in Mexico, located southeast of Mexico City

Definitions

  1. An active volcano in Mexico, located southeast of Mexico City

Ancestry of “Popocatépetl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlPopōcatepētlPopocatépetl
2Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tepētl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Popōcatepētl →