English
amole
Amole comes from Spanish amole, from Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli ‘soap’, and ultimately from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *amuwuL-ta ‘agave’.
- Proto-Uto-Aztecanprehistoric (reconstructed)*amuwuL-ta‘agave’reconstructed
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ahmool-lɨ‘soapweed, agave’reconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ahmōlli‘soap’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentamole
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Uto-Aztecanprehistoric (reconstructed)*amuwuL-ta‘agave’reconstructed
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ahmool-lɨ‘soapweed, agave’reconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ahmōlli‘soap’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentamole
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *amuwuL-ta
Today it means
noun Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Uto-Aztecan *amuwuL-ta / amole