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scacchic.

Of or relating to chess.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈskækɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or relating to chess.

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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) Persian شاه (šâh)bor. Provençal escacbor. Italian scacco Italian scacchi Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English scacchic From Italian scacchi (“chess”) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of’ or ‘relating to’ forming adjectives). Scacchi is the plural of Italian scacco, derived from Old Catalan and Provençal escac (“chess piece”), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king, shah; (chess) king”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to get control or power over; to obtain, receive; to take by the hand”).

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