Etymograph

English

Huastec

Huastec comes from Spanish huasteco.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenthuasteco
  2. EnglishtodayHuastec

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenthuasteco
  2. EnglishtodayHuastec

The story

Via Spanish huasteco from the Nahuatl word cuextécatl, which has two possible origins, either the word cuachalolotl (Nahuatl for small snail) or huaxitl (Nahuatl for river tamarind, also known as guaje)

Every English word from Spanish huasteco

Today it means

noun A member of an indigenous people inhabiting the Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas.

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