Where does “oceloquichtli” come from?

oceloquichtli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl oquichtli — man; adult male human; a brave warrior; male.

oceloquichtli (Classical Nahuatl): jaguar warrior, jaguar knight member of the Aztec military elite

Definitions

  1. jaguar warrior, jaguar knight member of the Aztec military elite

Ancestry of “oceloquichtli”, step by step

oceloquichtli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl oquichtli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatloquichtliman; adult male human; a brave warrior; male

via Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlōcēlōtljaguar
Every word from Classical Nahuatl oquichtli
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