Where does “laquais” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laquais”, step by step

laquais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish lacayo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlacayolackey
2Italianlacchèlackey
3Frenchlaquaisfootman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge

via Old Spanish lacayo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishlacayo—

Words derived from “laquais”

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