Name of Mexico
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Name of Mexico
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Several hypotheses seek to explain the etymology of the name Mexico which dates, at least, back to 14th century Mesoamerica. Among these are expressions in the Nahuatl language such as, "Place in the middle of the century plant" (Mexitli) and "Place in the Navel of the Moon" (Mēxihco) along with the currently used shortened form in Spanish, "belly button of the moon", used in both 21st century speech and literature. Presently, there is still no consensus among experts. As far back as 1590, the T
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Etymology of the name of Mexico
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2007-02-04T00:48:27Z
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2024-09-13T23:36:11Z
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