Where does “échec et mat” come from?

échec et mat (French) comes from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شاه مات, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

échec et mat (French): checkmate

Definitions

  1. checkmate

Ancestry of “échec et mat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschec matAlternative form of eschec et mat
2Arabicشاه مات—
3Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “échec et mat”

Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Arabic شاه مات →Every word from Old French eschec mat →