English
Mixtec
Mixtec comes from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah ‘Mixtecs’.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600mixtēcah‘Mixtecs’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmixteco
- EnglishtodayMixtec
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600mixtēcah‘Mixtecs’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmixteco
- EnglishtodayMixtec
The story
Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah
Today it means
noun A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah / Mixtec