Where does “Schachbrettfalter” come from?
Schachbrettfalter (German) comes from German Schachbrett, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.
Schachbrettfalter (German): marbled white
Definitions
- marbled white
Ancestry of “Schachbrettfalter”, step by step
Schachbrettfalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schachbrett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schachbrett | chessboard |
| 2 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 3 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 4 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 5 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 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 |
via German Falter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Falter | an insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a... |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |