Where does “taxability” come from?
taxability (English) comes from English tax, from Middle English taxe, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
taxability (English): The quality of being taxable
Definitions
- The quality of being taxable
Ancestry of “taxability”, step by step
taxability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tax | Money paid to the government other than for... |
| 2 | Middle English | taxe | A tax or charge |
| 3 | Old French | taxe | — |
| 4 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |