Where does “déchiqueteuse” come from?

déchiqueteuse (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.

déchiqueteuse (French): shredder

Definitions

  1. shredder

Ancestry of “déchiqueteuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéchiqueterto rip up; to cut up
2Frenchéchiqueterto divide into a chequered pattern
3Frenchéchiquierchessboard; treasury, exchequer
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati