Where does “Taxigate” come from?
Taxigate (English) comes from English gate, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Taxigate (English): A 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business
Definitions
- A 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business
Ancestry of “Taxigate”, step by step
Taxigate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via English taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 2 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 3 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 4 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 5 | French | taxamètre | — |