Where does “Toltecan” come from?
Toltecan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Toltecan (English): Of or relating to the Toltec people
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Toltec people
Ancestry of “Toltecan”, step by step
Toltecan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ān | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ān | a, an indefinite article |
| 3 | Old English | ān | lonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English Toltec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Toltec | A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD |
| 2 | Spanish | tolteca | — |
| 3 | Nahuatl | tōltēcah | — |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | tōltēcatl | artisan; he is an artisan, craftworker |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | Tōllān | place of bulrushes |
| 6 | Classical Nahuatl | -tlān | place; place suffix; place of |