Where does “mexicanidad” come from?

mexicanidad (Spanish) comes from Spanish mexicano, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco — Mexico.

mexicanidad (Spanish): Mexicanness, the quality of being Mexican;...

Definitions

  1. Mexicanness, the quality of being Mexican;...

Ancestry of “mexicanidad”, step by step

mexicanidad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mexicano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishmexicanoMexican
2SpanishMéxicoMexico
3Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico

via Classical Nahuatl mēxihcayōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlmēxihcayōtlmexicanity
Every word from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco →Every word from Spanish México →Every word from Spanish mexicano →