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Where does “holochess” come from?

holochess (English) comes from English chess, from Middle English ches, from Old French eschés, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — to sire, beget.

holochess (English): The game of chess played with holograms rather...

Definitions

  1. The game of chess played with holograms rather...

Ancestry of “holochess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchessA board game for two players with each beginning...
2Middle EnglishchesA set for playing chess; a chess board and chess...
3Old Frencheschéschess; inflection of eschec: ## oblique plural ##...
4Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
5Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
6Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
7Old Persian𐏋king
8Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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