Where does “lackey” come from?

Lackey comes from Middle French laquais, from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè, from French laquais.

lackey (English): A footman, a liveried male servant; A fawning,...

Definitions

  1. A footman, a liveried male servant; A fawning,...

Ancestry of “lackey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlaquais—
2Spanishlacayolackey
3Italianlacchèlackey
4Frenchlaquaisfootman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge

Words derived from “lackey”

Every word from French laquais →Every word from Spanish lacayo →Every word from Italian lacchè →