Where does “nontaxability” come from?
nontaxability (English) comes from English taxability, from English tax, from Middle English taxe, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
nontaxability (English): The condition of not being taxable
Definitions
- The condition of not being taxable
Ancestry of “nontaxability”, step by step
nontaxability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxability | The quality of being taxable |
| 2 | English | tax | Money paid to the government other than for... |
| 3 | Middle English | taxe | A tax or charge |
| 4 | Old French | taxe | — |
| 5 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |