Complex sentence: Traditionally, the name Tenochtitlan was thought to come from Nahuatl "tetl" ("rock ") and"nōchtli " ("prickly pear ") and is often thought to mean,"Among the prickly pears (growing among) rocks".
Split into simpler sentences: Traditionally, the name Tenochtitlan was thought to come from Nahuatl "tetl" ("rock ") and"nōchtli " ("prickly pear "). It is often thought to mean,"Among the prickly pears (growing among) rocks".