Where does “amate” come from?

amate (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl āmatl — document; fig tree; paper.

amate (Spanish): fig tree; creeping fig; amate paper

Definitions

  1. fig tree; creeping fig; amate paper

Ancestry of “amate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmatldocument; fig tree; paper
Every word from Classical Nahuatl āmatl →