Where does “teocalli” come from?

teocalli (English) comes from Spanish teocalli, from Classical Nahuatl teohcalli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

teocalli (English): An Aztec temple; A Mesoamerican pyramid...

Definitions

  1. An Aztec temple; A Mesoamerican pyramid...

Ancestry of “teocalli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishteocalli—
2Classical Nahuatlteohcallia church; a church house
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 teohcalli →