Coatepec
/koʊˈɑːtɛpɛk/noun
A place-name found in Mexico and derived from Classical Nahuatl.
Did you know?In Aztec mythology, Coatepec was the sacred mountain where the god Huitzilopochtli was miraculously born and defeated his serpent-associated sister Coyolxauhqui.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian
Classical Nahuatl
coātl
“Serpent or snake”
Pre-Columbian
Classical Nahuatl
tepētl
“Mountain or hill”
Pre-Columbian
Classical Nahuatl
-c
“Locative ending meaning at or in”
Pre-Columbian
Classical Nahuatl
Coātepēc
“At Serpent Mountain”
16th Century
Spanish
Coatepec
“Spanish rendering of the Nahuatl place-name”
Modern English
English
Coatepec
“A Mexican place-name and historical reference to the sacred Serpent Mountain”