Where does “xeque” come from?

xeque (Portuguese) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

xeque (Portuguese): check, in the meaning of a position in which an...

Definitions

  1. check, in the meaning of a position in which an...

Ancestry of “xeque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَEvery word from Arabic شَيْخ