Etymology

Tenochtitlan

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Today it means: The former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City. Full definition →

Spanish Tenochtitlán ← Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromTenochtitlan
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromTenochtitlán
  3. English todayTenochtitlan

Borrowed from Spanish Tenochtitlán, from Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan.

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