Where does “căcăloi” come from?

căcăloi (Romanian) comes from Romanian căca, from French caca, from Latin cacō — to defecate, shit, pass excrement.

Ancestry of “căcăloi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăcato defecate, shit
2Frenchcacapoo
3Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
Every word from Latin cacō