The story
- Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcopalli“incense”
- Spanish · borrowed fromcopal
- English todaycopal
From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
copal
Today it means: A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink. Full definition →
Spanish copal ← Classical Nahuatl copalli