English
Malinalxochitl
Malinalxochitl comes from Classical Nahuatl Malīnalxōchitl.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600Malīnalxōchitl
- EnglishtodayMalinalxochitl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600Malīnalxōchitl
- EnglishtodayMalinalxochitl
A compound of malinalli ‘grass’ + xochitl ‘a flower’
Classical Nahuatl malīna ‘to twist’
Classical Nahuatl malinalli ‘grass’
Proto-Uto-Aztecan *soci-ta
Proto-Nahuan *šoočɨ-tl
Classical Nahuatl xochitl ‘a flower’
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl Malīnalxōchitl
Today it means
name The Aztec goddess of snakes, scorpions, and insects.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl Malīnalxōchitl / Malinalxochitl