Where does “Popocatépetl” come from?
Popocatépetl (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl Popōcatepētl, from Classical Nahuatl tepētl — hill; mountain, hill.
Ancestry of “Popocatépetl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | Popōcatepētl | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | tepētl | hill; mountain, hill |
Words derived from “Popocatépetl”