eschec

eschec

Old French

Etymology

    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

    eschec oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschés, nominative singular eschés, nominative plural eschec)

    1. failure (act of failing)
    2. (chess) check (instance where one must move or cover the king)

    Descendants

    • French: échec
      • → Catalan: xec
    • → Middle Dutch: scaec
    • → Middle English: chek, chekke
      • English: check, cheque (see there for further descendants)
    • → Middle English: ches, chees, chesse, echesse, esches (via the plural eschés)
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