Miccayotl
/miˈka.jo.tɬ/noun
A Nahuatl noun meaning death, mortality, or the state of being dead.
Did you know?Miccayotl is built from the Nahuatl root *miqui* (“to die”) plus the abstract suffix *-yotl*, a common way the language turns living actions and qualities into powerful noun-forms.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
miccayotl
“death; mortality; the state or condition of being dead”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
miqui
“to die”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
-yotl
“abstract noun suffix forming states, essences, or qualities”
Modern Scholarship
English
miccayotl
“the standard scholarly transcription of the Nahuatl noun for death or mortality”