Where does “déchiquetage” come from?
déchiquetage (French) comes from French déchiqueter, from French échiqueter, from French échiquier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.
déchiquetage (French): shredding
Ancestry of “déchiquetage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | déchiqueter | to rip up; to cut up |
| 2 | French | échiqueter | to divide into a chequered pattern |
| 3 | French | échiquier | chessboard; treasury, exchequer |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 6 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 7 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |