Etymology Explorer › Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Where does “texu” come from?

texu (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish tejón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

texu (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): white-nosed coati; raccoon

Definitions

  1. white-nosed coati; raccoon

Ancestry of “texu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishtejónEuropean badger; American badger; white-nosed...
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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