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Where does “coyote” come from?

coyote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl, from Nahuatl *koyoo-tl.

coyote (Spanish): coyote; fixer, middleman; a person of mixed...

Definitions

  1. coyote; fixer, middleman; a person of mixed...

Ancestry of “coyote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcoyōtlcoyote
2Nahuatl*koyoo-tl—

Words derived from “coyote”

  • coyote
  • coyotelike
  • coyotillo
  • anticoyote
  • coyote
  • coyote
  • coiote
  • コヨーテ
  • coyote
  • kojot
  • kojot
  • 코요테
  • coiote
  • cadhóit
  • ไคโยตี
  • کایوتی
  • کایوت
  • کويوتي
  • koyote
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