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Where does “kakkineus” come from?

kakkineus (Dutch) comes from Dutch kak, from Middle Dutch cac, from Middle Dutch cacken, from Latin cacō.

kakkineus (Dutch): posh, pretentious, foppish

Definitions

  1. posh, pretentious, foppish

Ancestry of “kakkineus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkakshit; arrogance
2Middle Dutchcac—
3Middle Dutchcacken—
4Latincacō—
Every word from Latin cacō →