Xochitepec
/so.tʃiˈte.pek/noun
A Nahuatl-derived place name used for several locations in Mexico, including a municipality in Morelos.
Did you know?The ending -tepec comes from Nahuatl tēpetl, “mountain,” the same element found in Popocatépetl, whose name also preserves an ancient mountain image.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
xōchitl
“Flower”
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
tēpetl
“Mountain or hill”
Pre-Columbian period
Nahuatl
xōchi-tēpe-c
“At the flower mountain; xōchi- combines with tēpetl and the locative ending -c”
16th Century
Colonial Spanish
Xochitepec
“Spanish-recorded spelling of the Nahuatl place name”
Modern English
English
Xochitepec
“A Mexican geographical name, especially the municipality of Xochitepec in Morelos”
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