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
Ancestry of “オセロット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ocelot | An American feline carnivore covered with... |
| 2 | French | ocelot | ocelot |
| 3 | Nahuatl | ōcēlōtl | — |