Where does “calmecac” come from?

calmecac (English) comes from Classical Nahuatl calmecac, from Classical Nahuatl calmecatl, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

calmecac (English): A school for the children of Aztec nobility

Definitions

  1. A school for the children of Aztec nobility

Ancestry of “calmecac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcalmecachouse of the lineage
2Classical Nahuatlcalmecatlpriests dormitory
3Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
4Proto-Nahuan*kal-house
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl calmecatl →