Where does “mescal” come from?

mescal (Portuguese) comes from Spanish mezcal, from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli, from Classical Nahuatl ixca — to bake something; to fire pottery.

mescal (Portuguese): peyote; mescal; mescal

Definitions

  1. peyote; mescal; mescal

Ancestry of “mescal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmezcalmezcal; The variety of the agave plant from with...
2Classical NahuatlmexcalliCooked maguey leaves
3Classical Nahuatlixcato bake something; to fire pottery
Every word from Classical Nahuatl ixca →Every word from Classical Nahuatl mexcalli →Every word from Spanish mezcal →