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Where does “oncilla” come from?

oncilla (English) comes from Spanish oncilla, from Spanish onza, from Middle French once, from Old French once, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.

oncilla (English): "Leopardus tigrinus", a small spotted felid found...

Definitions

  1. "Leopardus tigrinus", a small spotted felid found...

Ancestry of “oncilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishoncilla—
2SpanishonzaOunce; Ounce; snow leopard
3Middle Frenchonce—
4Old Frenchonce—
5LatinunciaThe twelfth part of something; twelfth; The...
6Old Frenchloncelynx
7Italianlonzaloin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to...
8Vulgar Latinluncea—
9LatinlynxA lynx
10Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
11LatincanadensisCanadian
12Latin-ensisOf or from
13Latinarvumfield; farm land
14Latincolō—
15Latinquelō—
16Proto-Italickʷelō—
17Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
18Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →