Where does “mototaxista” come from?
mototaxista (English) comes from Spanish mototaxista, from Spanish mototaxi, from Portuguese táxi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
mototaxista (English): The driver of a mototaxi
Definitions
- The driver of a mototaxi
Ancestry of “mototaxista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mototaxista | mototaxista |
| 2 | Spanish | mototaxi | A motorcycle taxi |
| 3 | Portuguese | táxi | taxi |
| 4 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 5 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 6 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 7 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 8 | French | taxamètre | — |