The story
- Nahuatl · derived frommēxihcah
- Spanish · borrowed frommexicano
- English todayMexican
Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Nahuatl mēxihcah plural of mēxihcatl (“a Mexica”) + -ano (“-an”). By surface analysis, Mexico + -an. Doublet of Mexicano.
Words from the same roots
Spanishmexicano all →
Mexicano
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.