Where does “telecheck” come from?

telecheck (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.

telecheck (English): A check that is not written out and signed by...

Definitions

  1. A check that is not written out and signed by...

Ancestry of “telecheck”, step by step

telecheck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English check

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

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati