Tlacayotl
/t͡ɬaˈka.jo.t͡ɬ/noun
A Nahuatl noun referring to humanity or human nature/condition.
Did you know?Tlacayotl is built on the Nahuatl root *tlaca-* (“person, human being”), and Nahuatl regularly forms abstract nouns with the ending *-yotl*, a productive pattern for naming essential qualities.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
tlacayotl
“humanity; human nature; the condition of being a person”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
tlaca-
“person, human being”
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
-yotl
“abstract noun suffix forming qualities, essences, or states”
Modern English
English
tlacayotl
“a borrowed scholarly term used in discussions of Nahuatl language and culture”