Tlalpan
/ˈt͡ɬal.pan/noun
A place name in Mexico City, originally meaning the place on the earth or land.
Did you know?Tlalpan comes from Nahuatl, where tlalli means “earth, land” and the locative ending -pan means “on” or “upon,” so the name is a direct statement of place, not a hidden spell.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
tlālpan
“on the earth; on the land”
Postclassic Period
Nah
tlalli + -pan
“earth, land + on, upon”
Colonial Period
Spanish
Tlalpan
“Hispanicized place name used in New Spain”
Modern English
English
Tlalpan
“A borough of Mexico City and the name of the historic district”
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