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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | Popōcatepētl | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | tepētl | hill; mountain, hill |