English → Latin
“checker” in Latin
variōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange; to be diversified or vadistinguōto distinguish; to separate, divide or part; to adorn or decorateintermisceōto mix among, intermix, intermingle
The English word checker itself goes back to Latin scaccus, through scaccarium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
checker v.
variare or distinguere, with anything, aliqua re: intermiscere (intermingle).
To tesselate, Vid: CHECKER-WORK, opus sectile (in large pieces of different-colored marble): opus intestinum (inlaid work): opus vermiculatum or tessellatum: vermiculatae ad efligies rerum et animalium crustae. SYN. in MOSAIC.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for checker?
- The usual Latin words for “checker” are variō, distinguō, intermisceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.