English
Tewa
Tewa comes from Spanish Tegua.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentTegua
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Tewa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentTegua
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Tewa
Earliest quotation: 2026, The Sacred Environment of Arroyo Hondo: “Rina Swentzell, was a Tewa from Santa Clara Pueblo…”
Every English word from Spanish Tegua
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the Tewa Pueblo people, culture, or language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Tegua / Tewa