French word clignoter comes from French -oter, French cligner (To squint.)

Detailed word origin of clignoter

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-oter	French (fra)	(colloquial) Forming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive or frequentative sense.
cligner	French (fra)	To squint.
clignoter	French (fra)	To blink. To indicate (flash the lights on a vehicle).

Words with the same origin as clignoter