Morpheme
Check
Type
free base
Denotation
voucher, mark; inspect, examine, verify; control, limit, stop, interrupt, stop; direct threat to the king, king
Etymology
Middle English cheken, checken; Old French eschec, eschek, eschequier; Medieval Latin scaccus; Arabic shāh
Evidence
aircheck, aircheck, backcheck, buttcheck, check, checkability, checkable, checkage, checkbook, checkbox, checked, checkee, checker, checkered, checking, checklist, checkpoint, checkpost, checkroll, checkroom, checkrow, checks, checkstand, checkstop, checkstring, checksum, checkwriter, countercheck, hatcheck, mischeck, namecheck, paycheck, precheck, recheck, soundcheck, stopcheck, unchecked
Notes
original notion of “direct threat to the king” developed into “control, limit, stop, interrupt, stop” notions
pattern notion developed from the pattern of a chessboard on which “checking the king” occurred
