Where does “eurocheck” come from?
eurocheck (Swedish) comes from Swedish check, 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.
eurocheck (Swedish): Eurocheque
Definitions
- Eurocheque
Ancestry of “eurocheck”, step by step
eurocheck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish check
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | check | cheque, 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 Swedish euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | euro | the euro; the currency; a euro, coin of that... |