yolcatlaxcalli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 1 May 2016

Etymology

From yōlqui (“living being”) +‎ tlaxcalli (“bread”), a calque of Spanish pan de vida, calqued from Latin panis vitae, calqued from Ancient Greek ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς (ártos tês zōês, “bread of life”), taken from the Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John, 6:22–59.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [joːɬ.kaː.t͡ɬaʃˈka.lːi]

Noun

yōlcātlaxcalli (inanimate)

1. (Christianity) (it is) the bread of life (a biblical name for Jesus or the eucharist).
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 39v. col. 2:

     Yolcatlaxcalli.pan de vida.

     Yolcatlaxcalli. bread of life.

Synonyms

• yōliliztlaxcalli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 39v