myEtymology.com: English etymology of checkrein

Etymology of the English word checkrein

the English word checkrein

derived from the English word check

derived from the Old French word eschec

derived from the Arabic word shah

derived from the Persian word šah

derived from the English word rein

derived from the Old French word resne

derived from the Latin word retinere (hold back, restrain; uphold)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Medieval Latin word tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-