schachmatt.
checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
Meaning & usage
checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شَاه (šāh) Classical Persian مَات (māt) Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt)der. German schachmatt Inherited from Middle High German schāch mat, from Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat.
checkmated
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شَاه (šāh) Classical Persian مَات (māt) Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt)der. German schachmatt Inherited from Middle High German schāch mat, from Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat.
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