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Where does “ecotaxation” come from?

ecotaxation (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.

ecotaxation (English): The imposition of green taxes

Definitions

  1. The imposition of green taxes

Ancestry of “ecotaxation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxationThe act of imposing taxes and the fact of being...
2Middle Englishtaxacioun—
3Old Frenchtaxaciontaxation
4Latintaxatiorating, valuing, evaluation, appraisal,...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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