Where does “체크 상자” come from?
체크 상자 (Korean) comes from Korean 체크, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.
체크 상자 (Korean): checkbox a window item, on the computer screen, which toggles check/uncheck by a single click
Definitions
- checkbox a window item, on the computer screen, which toggles check/uncheck by a single click
Ancestry of “체크 상자”, step by step
체크 상자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 체크
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 체크 | check |
| 2 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 3 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 4 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 7 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 8 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Korean 상자(箱子)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 상자(箱子) | — |