Where does “chicote” come from?
chicote (French) comes from French chicotte, from Portuguese Chicote, from French chicot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.
chicote (French): Alternative form of chicotte
Definitions
- Alternative form of chicotte
Ancestry of “chicote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chicotte | whip, chicotte |
| 2 | Portuguese | Chicote | — |
| 3 | French | chicot | stump, stub |
| 4 | French | -ot | A diminutive indicator for certain words,... |
| 5 | Latin | min- | cat |