Where does “Jaguar” come from?

Jaguar (English) comes from French jaguar, from Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar — jaguar (Panthera onca).

Jaguar (English): A motor car manufactured by this company

Definitions

  1. A motor car manufactured by this company

Ancestry of “Jaguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaguarjaguar; Jaguar
2Portuguesejaguarjaguar
3Old TupiîagûaraAlternative form of îaûara; jaguar
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*jawarjaguar (Panthera onca)

Words derived from “Jaguar”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jawar →Every word from Old Tupi îagûara →Every word from Portuguese jaguar →