Where does “jaque” come from?

jaque (Middle French) comes from Middle French jacques, from French jacques, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “jaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjacques
2Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
5Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “jaque

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב