Etymology

Mexico

Mex·i·co
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Today it means: A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States. Full definition →

Spanish México ← Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromMēxihco
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMéxico
  3. English todayMexico

English Mexico Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).

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