Where does “antitaxation” come from?
antitaxation (English) comes from English taxation, from Middle English taxacioun, from Old French taxacion, from Latin taxatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antitaxation (English): Acting against or opposed to taxation
Definitions
- Acting against or opposed to taxation
Ancestry of “antitaxation”, step by step
antitaxation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxation | The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | taxacioun | taxation imposition of taxes |
| 3 | Old French | taxacion | taxation |
| 4 | Latin | taxatio | rating, valuing, evaluation, appraisal,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |