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
Ancestry of “chicotada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Chicote | — |
| 2 | French | chicot | stump, stub |
| 3 | French | -ot | A diminutive indicator for certain words,... |
| 4 | Latin | min- | cat |