Where does “calmecac” come from?
calmecac (English) comes from Classical Nahuatl calmecac, from Classical Nahuatl calmecatl, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.
calmecac (English): A school for the children of Aztec nobility
Definitions
- A school for the children of Aztec nobility
Ancestry of “calmecac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | calmecac | house of the lineage |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | calmecatl | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | — |