Where does “chicotte” come from?

chicotte (French) comes from Portuguese Chicote, from French chicot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.

chicotte (French): whip, chicotte

Definitions

  1. whip, chicotte

Ancestry of “chicotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseChicotewhip flexible instrument used to create cracking sounds or for striking
2Frenchchicotstump, stub
3French-otA diminutive indicator for certain words,...
4Latinmin-cat

Words derived from “chicotte”

Every word from Latin min- →Every word from French -ot →Every word from French chicot →