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