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Where does “forecheck” come from?

forecheck (English) comes from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.

forecheck (English): To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing...

Definitions

  1. To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing...

Ancestry of “forecheck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheckA situation in which the king is directly...
2EnglishchequerThe edible fruit of the wild service tree,...
3Old Frencheschequierexchequer
4Medieval Latinscaccariumchess board; chessboard; exchequer
5Vulgar Latinscaccuschess
6Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
7Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
8Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
9Old Persian𐏋king
10Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
11Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “forecheck”

  • forechecker
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