Where does “surtaxable” come from?
surtaxable (English) comes from English surtax, from French surtaxe, from French surtaxer, from French sur-, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
surtaxable (English): On which a surtax may be imposed
Definitions
- On which a surtax may be imposed
Ancestry of “surtaxable”, step by step
surtaxable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surtax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surtax | An additional or extra tax; To impose a surtax... |
| 2 | French | surtaxe | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | French | surtaxer | to overtax |
| 4 | French | sur- | over, on top of; over- |
| 5 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 6 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |