Where does “taxagrønt” come from?
taxagrønt (Danish) comes from Danish taxa, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
taxagrønt (Danish): amber light, yellow light
Definitions
- amber light, yellow light
Ancestry of “taxagrønt”, step by step
taxagrønt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish taxa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | taxa | cab, taxi |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 3 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |