cheque

(Inglês)

checar

to check (inspect, examine)

Freqüência

B2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈʃɛ.ki/
Etimologia (Inglês)

In summary

Borrowed from English cheque, from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of xeque, xaque, and xá.

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