Etymology
Meaning
Origin
The term "exchequer" originally referred to the checkered tablecloth used in the medieval court to count and display money. The name was later applied to the court itself, and eventually to the government department responsible for managing the public finances.
Etymology The word etymology comes from the Greek words etymon meaning true sense
Etymology The word shah comes from the Middle Persian word šāh 𐭱𐭠𐭧 whi
Etymology The word checkmate is derived from the Persian phrase shāh māt شاه م
Etymology French échiquier chessboard from Medieval Latin scaccarium from Late
Etymology The word checker has Germanic origins likely deriving from the Old English
Etymology The word checker has Germanic origins likely deriving from the Old English
Etymology Old French remembrance Late Latin rememorāre to call to mind Latin re
Etymology The word trough is derived from the Middle English word trogh which in tur
Etymology From Middle English lilt of imitative origin Meaning A lively and rhyt
Etymology The word till has two distinct etymologies Old English Derived from the O
Etymology The word architect derives from the French word architecte which in turn c
Etymology Origin Middle English bias from Old French bias from Late Latin biāc
Etymology Derived from the Hebrew word shabbat meaning rest or cease Meaning
Etymology Latin ob sessum Meaning To be preoccupied with or fixated upon a parti
Etymology The term scalper has its origins in the Native American practice of removing