English
ocelot
Ocelot comes from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl ‘jaguar’, and goes back to Proto-Uto-Aztecan *osïLo-ta.
- Proto-Uto-Aztecanprehistoric (reconstructed)*osïLo-tareconstructed
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ooseeloo-tlreconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ōcēlōtl‘jaguar’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentocelot
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Uto-Aztecanprehistoric (reconstructed)*osïLo-tareconstructed
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ooseeloo-tlreconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ōcēlōtl‘jaguar’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentocelot
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *osïLo-ta
Today it means
noun An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Uto-Aztecan *osïLo-ta / ocelot