Where does “shakfiguro” come from?

shakfiguro (Ido) comes from Ido figuro, from Esperanto figuro, from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

shakfiguro (Ido): chess piece

Definitions

  1. chess piece

Ancestry of “shakfiguro”, step by step

shakfiguro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido figuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idofigurofigure, configuration; figure
2Esperantofigurofigure
3EnglishfigureA drawing or diagram conveying information; The...
4Middle Englishfigureshape, form, appearance
5Old Frenchfigure
6Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
7Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Ido shakar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoshakarto check, put in check
2Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Latin fingōEvery word from Latin figūra