eschec
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Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Related is English check.
Noun[edit]
eschec oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschés, nominative singular eschés, nominative plural eschec)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old French terms inherited from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms derived from Arabic
- Old French terms derived from Classical Persian
- Old French terms derived from Middle Persian
- Old French terms derived from Old Persian
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns
- fro:Chess