Where does “laquais” come from?

laquais (French) comes from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè — lackey.

laquais (French): footman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge

Definitions

  1. footman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge

Ancestry of “laquais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlacayolackey
2Italianlacchèlackey

Words derived from “laquais”

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