échec
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). See also French mat.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editéchec m (plural échecs)
Derived terms
editInterjection
editéchec
Descendants
edit- → Catalan: xec
Further reading
edit- “échec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “échec” in Cordial.
- “échec” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “échec” in L’Internaute.
- “échec” in Universalis.
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- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tek- (receive)
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
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- French terms derived from Arabic
- French terms derived from Classical Persian
- French terms derived from Middle Persian
- French terms derived from Old Persian
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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- Rhymes:French/ɛk
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