Where does “chicote” come from?
chicote (Portuguese) comes from French chicot, from French -ot, from Latin min- — cat.
chicote (Portuguese): whip
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 |
Words derived from “chicote”