English
Eurocheque
From Euro- + cheque.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati ‘he rules, he has power over’
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Medieval Latin scaccus ‘check’
Old French eschec ‘check’
Middle English chek ‘Said when the opponent's king is under attack’
English check
English cheque
Today it means
noun A type of cheque formerly used in Europe that was accepted across national borders and could be written in a variety of currencies.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Eurocheque