Etymology

Teotihuacan

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Spanish Teotihuacán ← Nahuatl Teōtīhuacān
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  1. Nahuatl · derived fromTeōtīhuacān
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromTeotihuacán
  3. English todayTeotihuacan

From Spanish Teotihuacán, from Nahuatl Teōtīhuacān possibly from teōtī(uhtli) (elder god) + -huah (owner/possessor of something) + -cān (place of) meaning “At the place of the owners of the elder gods,” per J. R. Andrews’ “Introduction to Classical Nahuatl”.

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