Where does “eschekeré” come from?
eschekeré (Old French) comes from Old French escheker, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — to sire, beget.
eschekeré (Old French): checkered; having an alternative two-colored...
Definitions
- checkered; having an alternative two-colored...
Ancestry of “eschekeré”, step by step
eschekeré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French escheker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | escheker | chessboard; exchequer; checkered pattern |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 4 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 5 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |