Where does “Popocatépetl” come from?

Popocatépetl (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl Popōcatepētl, from Classical Nahuatl tepētl — hill; mountain, hill.

Popocatépetl (Spanish): Popocatépetl

Definitions

  1. Popocatépetl

Ancestry of “Popocatépetl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlPopōcatepētlPopocatépetl
2Classical Nahuatltepētlhill; mountain, hill
Every word from Classical Nahuatl tepētl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Popōcatepētl →