Where does “sakkprogram” come from?
sakkprogram (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakk, 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.
sakkprogram (Hungarian): chess engine software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance
Definitions
- chess engine software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance
Ancestry of “sakkprogram”, step by step
sakkprogram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sakk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sakk | chess; check |
| 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 Hungarian program
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | program | program; platform |
| 2 | German | Programm | program; schedule; programming |
| 3 | Latin | programma | a proclamation, edict |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόγραμμα | written public notice, edict; a written public... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προγράφω | to set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |