Where does “chicote” come from?

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

chicote (Portuguese): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “chicote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchicotstump, stub
2French-otA diminutive indicator for certain words,...
3Latinmin-cat
Every word from Latin min- →Every word from French -ot →Every word from French chicot →
chicote — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer