Where does “dižaꞌxtil” come from?
dižaꞌxtil (Zoogocho Zapotec) comes from Zoogocho Zapotec xtil, from Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān, from Spanish Castilla, from Old Spanish Castiella, from Medieval Latin Castella, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
dižaꞌxtil (Zoogocho Zapotec): Spanish language, Castilian
Definitions
- Spanish language, Castilian
Ancestry of “dižaꞌxtil”, step by step
dižaꞌxtil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Zoogocho Zapotec xtil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoogocho Zapotec | xtil | white color |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Caxtīllān | Spain, something Spanish; Spain; something... |
| 3 | Spanish | Castilla | Castile; Castille |
| 4 | Old Spanish | Castiella | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Castella | — |
| 6 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 7 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |