Where does “chicotada” come from?

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

chicotada (Portuguese): a strike with a whip

Definitions

  1. a strike with a whip

Ancestry of “chicotada”, 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
Every word from Latin min- →Every word from French -ot →Every word from French chicot →