Where does “ajedrecista” come from?
ajedrecista (Spanish) comes from Spanish ajedrez, from Old Spanish axedrez, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras — and.
ajedrecista (Spanish): chess player
Definitions
- chess player
Ancestry of “ajedrecista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ajedrez | chess |
| 2 | Old Spanish | axedrez | medieval chess |
| 3 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 4 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |