Where does “taxi” come from?

taxi (Dutch) comes from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

taxi (Dutch): A taxi

Definitions

A taxi

Ancestry of “taxi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	taxi	taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for...
2	German	Taxameter	taximeter
3	Medieval Latin	taxa	charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;...
4	Latin	taxāre	—
5	Latin	Taxus	yew
6	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
8	Latin	-scopium	—
9	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
13	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
14	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “taxi”

fietstaxi

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