Where does “Tex-Mex” come from?
Tex-Mex (English) comes from English Texan, from French Texas, from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Tex-Mex (English): A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican...
Definitions
- A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican...
Ancestry of “Tex-Mex”, step by step
Tex-Mex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Texan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Texan | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S.... |
| 2 | French | Texas | — |
| 3 | English | Texas | Several places in the United States |
| 4 | Spanish | Texas | — |
| 5 | Spanish | Tejas | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | तेजस् | the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | táyȷ́as | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via English Mexican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mexican | A Mexica; an Aztec; The Nahuatl language; A... |
| 2 | Czech | -an | Forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 3 | Old Czech | -ěnín | forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -janinъ | Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |