Where does “オセロット” come from?

オセロット (Japanese) comes from English ocelot, from French ocelot, from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl.

オセロット (Japanese): an ocelot

Definitions

  1. an ocelot

Ancestry of “オセロット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishocelotAn American feline carnivore covered with...
2Frenchocelotocelot
3Nahuatlōcēlōtl—
Every word from Nahuatl ōcēlōtl →Every word from French ocelot →Every word from English ocelot →