adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to chess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chess, chessic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scacchic
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskækɪk/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Italian scacchi Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English scacchic Borrowed from Italian scacchi (“chess”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Scacchi is derived from 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”). Doublet of chess.