Where does “anacahuite” come from?

anacahuite (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl āmacuahuitl, from Classical Nahuatl amatl, from Proto-Nahuan aamatl — a kind of fig tree; paper.

anacahuite (Spanish): Cordia boissieri

Definitions

  1. Cordia boissieri

Ancestry of “anacahuite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlāmacuahuitl—
2Classical Nahuatlamatlpaper; document; letter; book
3Proto-Nahuanaamatla kind of fig tree; paper
Every word from Proto-Nahuan aamatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl amatl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl āmacuahuitl →