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Where does “tatonnement” come from?

tatonnement (English) comes from French tâtonnement, from French tâtonner, from French tâter, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.

tatonnement (English): An iterative auction process by which an exchange...

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  1. An iterative auction process by which an exchange...

Ancestry of “tatonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtâtonnementgroping; trial and error
2Frenchtâtonnerto feel one's way, grope around
3Frenchtâterto feel; to get a feel for
4Old Frenchtasterto taste; to touch; to hit; to strike
5Vulgar Latintastareto touch, feel; present active infinitive of...
6Latintaxāre—
7LatinTaxusyew
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
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