Where does “nontaxpayer” come from?
nontaxpayer (English) comes from English taxpayer, 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.
nontaxpayer (English): One who is not a taxpayer
Definitions
- One who is not a taxpayer
Ancestry of “nontaxpayer”, step by step
nontaxpayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxpayer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxpayer | A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays... |
| 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 |