Coatlán
/koːaːt͡ɬaːn/noun
A Nahuatl-derived place-name meaning a place associated with snakes.
Did you know?In Nahuatl, cōātl means “snake” and the locative suffix -tlān means “place of,” a pattern preserved in numerous Mexican place-names.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Hispanic Nahuatl
Nahuatl
cōātl
“Snake or serpent”
Pre-Hispanic Nahuatl
Nahuatl
-tlān
“A locative suffix meaning “place of” or “among””
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
cōātlān
“Place of snakes”
16th Century
Spanish
Coatlán
“A Hispanicized spelling of the Nahuatl place-name”
Modern English
English
Coatlán
“A proper place-name retained from Nahuatl”
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