Coyote — Lexography

Journey of meaning

3 forms

.explorer{display:none}

The coyote journey, in text

The interactive controls need JavaScript. This complete reading remains available.

coyotl · Nahuatl
noun · Nahuatl
Reading: co-YŌ-tl
the North American canid. Historical source-stage form associated with coyote; the journey preserves the source's qualifications.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but the inspected evidence does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage. Contextual history is not substituted for lexical chronology.
Classical Nahuatl / Mexico — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
coyotl is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English coyote. coyote(n.) opening entry
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: inspected lexical sources support the displayed forms and conventional readings, with reconstructions kept visibly reconstructed where relevant. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the displayed map point represents a supported language, speech, community or contact region at the strongest defensible precision. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the batch keeps lexical chronology, contextual history, semantic development and competing routes distinct. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a word, sense or documented use; conflicting witnesses remain recorded as conflicts. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote · Mexican Spanish
noun · Mexican Spanish
Reading: co-YO-te
the North American canid. An intermediary form named by the inspected lexical account; it is not treated as an exhaustive transmission record.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but the inspected evidence does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage. Contextual history is not substituted for lexical chronology.
Classical Nahuatl / Mexico — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: inspected lexical sources support the displayed forms and conventional readings, with reconstructions kept visibly reconstructed where relevant. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the displayed map point represents a supported language, speech, community or contact region at the strongest defensible precision. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the batch keeps lexical chronology, contextual history, semantic development and competing routes distinct. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a word, sense or documented use; conflicting witnesses remain recorded as conflicts. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote · English
noun · English
Reading: kai-OH-tee
the North American canid. The English form and selected sense are represented from the inspected lexical account; unsupported pronunciation and location are left unresolved.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but the inspected evidence does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage. Contextual history is not substituted for lexical chronology.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America. coyote(n.) opening entry
The inspected source supports the selected coyote sense: the North American canid. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: inspected lexical sources support the displayed forms and conventional readings, with reconstructions kept visibly reconstructed where relevant. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the displayed map point represents a supported language, speech, community or contact region at the strongest defensible precision. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
coyote: the batch keeps lexical chronology, contextual history, semantic development and competing routes distinct. coyote(n.) opening entry
coyote: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a word, sense or documented use; conflicting witnesses remain recorded as conflicts. headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections

Relationships

coyotl → coyote: borrowing, documented. The inspected account supports the selected animal sense and the bounded Nahuatl-to-Mexican-Spanish-to-English route. coyote(n.) opening entry

coyote → coyote: borrowing, documented. The inspected account supports the selected animal sense and the bounded Nahuatl-to-Mexican-Spanish-to-English route. coyote(n.) opening entry

Inspect the evidence 7 claims

Open a claim to follow the source and our interpretation.

01coyotl is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English coyote.
Source
Online Etymology Dictionary — coyoteOnline Etymology Dictionarycoyote(n.) opening entry
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America.
coyote(n.) opening entry
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected account supports the selected animal sense and the bounded Nahuatl-to-Mexican-Spanish-to-English route.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected account at its stated level and does not infer an unsupported origin, date, reading, or location.
Checked 2026-09-19. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
02Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America.
Source
Online Etymology Dictionary — coyoteOnline Etymology Dictionarycoyote(n.) opening entry
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America.
coyote(n.) opening entry
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected account supports the selected animal sense and the bounded Nahuatl-to-Mexican-Spanish-to-English route.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected account at its stated level and does not infer an unsupported origin, date, reading, or location.
Checked 2026-09-19. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
03The inspected source supports the selected coyote sense: the North American canid.
Source
Online Etymology Dictionary — coyoteOnline Etymology Dictionarycoyote(n.) opening entry
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America.
coyote(n.) opening entry
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected account supports the selected animal sense and the bounded Nahuatl-to-Mexican-Spanish-to-English route.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected account at its stated level and does not infer an unsupported origin, date, reading, or location.
Checked 2026-09-19. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
04coyote: inspected lexical sources support the displayed forms and conventional readings, with reconstructions kept visibly reconstructed where relevant.
Source
Coyote — Merriam-Webster DictionaryMerriam-Websterheadword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry gives kī-ˈō-tē and ˈkī-ˌōt variants, identifies Mexican Spanish from Nahuatl coyōtl, defines the animal sense, and dates first known use to 1759.
headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Qualification Source-supported
A modern or conventional reading is not presented as an exact historical sound; reconstructed forms remain reconstructed.
What Lexography infers
Lexography records the strongest inspected reading available for the displayed stage and keeps transliteration separate from pronunciation.
Checked 2026-09-20 · revision Entry inspected for pronunciation, sense, etymological scope and dated witness. new
05coyote: the displayed map point represents a supported language, speech, community or contact region at the strongest defensible precision.
Source
Coyote — Merriam-Webster DictionaryMerriam-Websterheadword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry gives kī-ˈō-tē and ˈkī-ˌōt variants, identifies Mexican Spanish from Nahuatl coyōtl, defines the animal sense, and dates first known use to 1759.
headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Qualification Qualified
The region is not a fabricated birthplace; language-reference and contact-corridor coordinates are used only for orientation.
What Lexography infers
Lexography maps a defensible lexical or speech region while preserving uncertainty about exact donor location.
Checked 2026-09-20 · revision Entry inspected for pronunciation, sense, etymological scope and dated witness. new
06coyote: the batch keeps lexical chronology, contextual history, semantic development and competing routes distinct.
Source
Online Etymology Dictionary — coyoteOnline Etymology Dictionarycoyote(n.) opening entry
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Coyote is recorded in American English from 1759, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl, the name of the prairie wolf of western North America.
coyote(n.) opening entry
Qualification Qualified
Earlier reviewed ambiguity and source limits remain visible; no cultural, object, institutional or biographical date is promoted to word history.
What Lexography infers
Lexography enriches the published journey without silently replacing a reviewed route or manufacturing a cleaner topology.
Checked 2026-09-19. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
07coyote: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a word, sense or documented use; conflicting witnesses remain recorded as conflicts.
Source
Coyote — Merriam-Webster DictionaryMerriam-Websterheadword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry gives kī-ˈō-tē and ˈkī-ˌōt variants, identifies Mexican Spanish from Nahuatl coyōtl, defines the animal sense, and dates first known use to 1759.
headword, pronunciation, etymology and first-known-use sections
Qualification Qualified
A dated witness is not treated as a coinage date, and competing dictionary dates are not silently reconciled.
What Lexography infers
Lexography separates lexical attestation from contextual periodization and reports bounded uncertainty.
Checked 2026-09-20 · revision Entry inspected for pronunciation, sense, etymological scope and dated witness. new