Where does “kakkineus” come from?

kakkineus (Dutch) comes from Dutch kak, from Middle Dutch cac, from Middle Dutch cacken, from Latin cacō — to defecate, shit, pass excrement.

kakkineus (Dutch): posh, pretentious, foppish

Definitions

  1. posh, pretentious, foppish

Ancestry of “kakkineus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkakshit; arrogance
2Middle Dutchcac—
3Middle Dutchcacken—
4Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
Every word from Latin cacō →Every word from Middle Dutch cacken →Every word from Middle Dutch cac →