Where does “lakei” come from?

lakei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lackey, from Middle French laquais, from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè, from French laquais — footman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge.

lakei (Dutch): A lackey, a footman, a liveried servant, an...

Definitions

  1. A lackey, a footman, a liveried servant, an...

Ancestry of “lakei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlackey—
2Middle Frenchlaquais—
3Spanishlacayolackey
4Italianlacchèlackey
5Frenchlaquaisfootman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge
Every word from French laquais →Every word from Spanish lacayo →Every word from Italian lacchè →