Tepic
/teˈpik/noun
A city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Nayarit.
Did you know?Tepic’s name is generally connected with Nahuatl, though scholars and sources differ over the precise analysis of its elements and translation.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
Tepic
“A place-name associated in traditional explanations with hard stones or a stony location”
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
tepetl
“Mountain, hill, or elevated land; a proposed element in related Nahuatl place-names”
16th Century
Spanish
Tepic
“Spanish transcription of the Indigenous place-name following the conquest of western Mexico”
19th Century
Spanish
Tepic
“Name of the settlement and surrounding political district in the region of Nayarit”
Modern English
English
Tepic
“The capital city of Nayarit, Mexico”
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