Etymology

Tlaxiaco

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Today it means: A city in Oaxaca, Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish Tlaxiaco ← Nahuan
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The story

  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromTlaxiaco
  3. English todayTlaxiaco

Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxiaco, from a Nahuan language, e.g. Classical Nahuatl Tlachquiyauhco, from tlachtli (“ballcourt”) + quiyahuitl (“rain”) + -co (locative suffix).

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