Where does “coyote” come from?
Coyote comes from Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa.
coyote (English): "Canis latrans", a species of canine native to...
Definitions
- "Canis latrans", a species of canine native to...
Ancestry of “coyote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | coyote | coyote; fixer, middleman; a person of mixed... |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | coyōtl | coyote |
| 3 | Nahuatl | *koyoo-tl | — |
Words derived from “coyote”