English word cheque comes from Arabic صك (seh-k - document, agreement, notification, etc.), which later morphed into Latin *scaccus, and even later became eschequier (exchequer) in French, through which it became cheque and came to acquire its current form
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| صك | Arabic (ara) | Document, agreement, notification, etc. Seh-k usually meant a proof by another person (signatory) of a promise like debt, king's order, etc. |
| *scaccus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| scaccarium | Latin (lat) | |
| eschequier | Old French (fro) | Exchequer. |
| escheker | Old French (fro) | Exchequer (treasury). |
| exchequer | English (en) | A treasury.. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose. |
| cheque | English (en) | (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. |