Where does “uncheckable” come from?
uncheckable (English) comes from English checkable, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.
uncheckable (English): Incapable of being checked or verified; Incapable...
Definitions
- Incapable of being checked or verified; Incapable...
Ancestry of “uncheckable”, step by step
uncheckable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English checkable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | checkable | Able to be checked or verified; Able to be marked... |
| 2 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 3 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 4 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 7 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 8 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |