Etymology

Montezuma

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Today it means: A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors. Full definition →

Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromMotēuczōma
  2. English todayMontezuma

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).

Words from the same roots

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