Why is a jaguar called a jaguar?

Answer 1

The noun jaguar is a Portugese word which came into that language around 1600. It originated from the language of the Tupi - Native American - people of Brazil and Paraguay; the Tupi word was jaguara, which is believed to have referred to any large predatory animal.

The name of the British car, Jaguar, was adopted following the Second World War; the company making the car was the Swallow Sidecar Company, which used the initials 'SS' as a brand. The Nazi SS, or Schutzstaffel, was Hitler's paramilitary force, understandably unpopular with the British, so the company had to find a new brand name for their cars. The name, of course, comes from the animal, jaguar, chosen because of the creature's famous beauty, sleekness and speed.

Answer 2

Jaguars get their name from an Indian word meaning he who kills with one leap.

Jaguars get their name from an Indian word meaning he who kills with one leap.

Answer 3

The jaguar's name comes from an old Latin American word 'yaguar' which means 'predator who kills his prey in one bound'.

Answer 4

its called a jaguar because the way it runs