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
Ancestry of “anacahuite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | āmacuahuitl | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | amatl | paper; document; letter; book |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | aamatl | a kind of fig tree; paper |