French word clapoter comes from French -oter, French claper (To clap; to clack (make a clapping noise).)

Detailed word origin of clapoter

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-oter	French (fra)	(colloquial) Forming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive or frequentative sense.
claper	French (fra)	To clap; to clack (make a clapping noise).
clapoter	French (fra)	(of, _, water) to swash, slosh, lap.

Words with the same origin as clapoter