scacchic Meaning & Definition
/ˈskækɪk/
What Does Scacchic Mean?
As an adjective, scacchic means Of or relating to chess.
Scacchic Definition (Adjective)
- Of or relating to chess.
Synonyms of Scacchic
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Origin of Scacchic
From Italian scacchi (“chess”) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of’ or ‘relating to’ forming adjectives).[1] Scacchi is the plural of Italian scacco, derived from Old Catalan and Provençal escac (“chess piece”),[2] from Persian شاه (šâh, “king, shah; (chess) king”),[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to get control or power over; to obtain, receive; to take by the hand”).