Where does “chicotte” come from?
chicotte (English) comes from French chicotte, from Portuguese Chicote, from French chicot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.
chicotte (English): A long knotted whip with a wooden handle,...
Definitions
- A long knotted whip with a wooden handle,...
Ancestry of “chicotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chicotte | whip, chicotte |
| 2 | Portuguese | Chicote | whip flexible instrument used to create cracking sounds or for striking |
| 3 | French | chicot | stump, stub |
| 4 | French | -ot | A diminutive indicator for certain words,... |
| 5 | Latin | min- | cat |