Where does “lacayo” come from?

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

lacayo (Spanish): lackey

Definitions

  1. lackey

Ancestry of “lacayo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lacayo”

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