English
Mexica
Mexica comes from Spanish mexica ‘Mexica, Aztec’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600Mēxihco
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600mēxihcatl‘Mexica, Aztec’
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600mēxihcahabsolutive plural form of mēxihcatl
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmexica‘Mexica, Aztec’
- EnglishtodayMexica
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600Mēxihco
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600mēxihcatl‘Mexica, Aztec’
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600mēxihcahabsolutive plural form of mēxihcatl
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmexica‘Mexica, Aztec’
- EnglishtodayMexica
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco
Today it means
noun A member of an indigenous people of the Americas
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco / Mexica