Where does “escheker” come from?
escheker (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin scaccārium, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati — to sire, beget.
escheker (Anglo-Norman): chessboard; exchequer; checkered pattern
Definitions
- chessboard; exchequer; checkered pattern
Ancestry of “escheker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scaccārium | chessboard |
| 2 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 3 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 4 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |