Teopanzolco
/te.o.panˈsol.ko/noun
Teopanzolco is an archaeological site and ancient ceremonial center in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Did you know?Teopanzolco’s name comes from Classical Nahuatl, the language of the Mexica and other central Mexican peoples, rather than from Spanish.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Nahuan
Proto-Nahuan
*teōtl
“Deity, sacred or supernatural power”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
teōpan
“Temple or place associated with a deity, formed from teōtl and the locative element -pan”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
zōlco
“Old or worn-out place; the element traditionally interpreted in the site-name as referring to antiquity”
Pre-Hispanic period
Nahuatl
Teōpan-zōlco
“A place-name interpreted as “in the old temple””
20th Century
Spanish/English
Teopanzolco
“The modern name of the archaeological site and its ceremonial complex in Cuernavaca, Morelos”
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