English
Xoloitzcuintli
Xoloitzcuintli comes from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli ‘The Mexican hairless’, and goes back to itzcuintli ‘dog’.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600itzcuintli‘dog’
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600xoloitzcuintli‘The Mexican hairless’literally ‘dog of Xolotl’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Xoloitzcuintli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600itzcuintli‘dog’
- Classical Nahuatl, derivedc. 1300–1600xoloitzcuintli‘The Mexican hairless’literally ‘dog of Xolotl’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Xoloitzcuintli
Earliest quotation: 1991, Guillermo García Oropeza: “Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that…”
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl itzcuintli
Today it means
noun A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl itzcuintli / Xoloitzcuintli