Tequixquiac

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tequixquitl (“saltpetre”) +‎ atl (“water”) +‎ -c (“place”).

Proper noun

Tequixquiac

  1. Ellipsis of Santiago Tequixquiac: a town, the administrative seat of Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico.
  2. A municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico. Seat: Santiago Tequixquiac.

Synonyms

  • Tequisquiac

Translations

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Tequixquiac

  1. Tequixquiac (a town of the modern State of Mexico, Mexico)

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tequixquitl (“saltpetre”) +‎ atl (“water”) +‎ -c (“place”).

Proper noun

Tequixquiac

  1. Tequixquiac, Santiago Tequixquiac (a town, the administrative seat of Tequixquiac, State of Mexico, Mexico)
  2. Tequixquiac (a municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico)

References

  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 10
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210
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