Have you ever wondered why México is pronounced like *Méhico? We all know that X should sound like an English X, right? But, why this X in México is pronounced like an H? Normally, the letter “X” is pronounced like “ks” which also happens in Spanish as léxico, tóxico and a lot of other words are pronounced as English X. In order to explain this mysterious “X” pronunciation in México, I would like to go back to the Medieval Spanish which was spoken from around 10th until the beginning of the 15th century. In Medieval Spanish, since the letter “X” represented a pronunciation of “H” in English, and a lot of … Continue reading Why México is pronounced *Méhico?