Where does “teocalli” come from?
teocalli (English) comes from Spanish teocalli, from Classical Nahuatl teohcalli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal-.
teocalli (English): An Aztec temple; A Mesoamerican pyramid...
Definitions
- An Aztec temple; A Mesoamerican pyramid...
Ancestry of “teocalli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | teocalli | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | teohcalli | a church; a church house |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | — |