Etymograph

English

holochess

From holo- + chess.

Formed from holo- + chess

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take by the hand’

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Arabic شَاه ‘king 􂀿in chess􂁀’

Medieval Latin scaccus ‘check’

Old French eschés

Middle English ches ‘a chess set’

English chess

Today it means

noun The game of chess played with holograms rather than physical pieces.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / holochess