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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