Where does “taxably” come from?
taxably (English) comes from English taxable, 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.
taxably (English): In a way that is subject to taxation
Definitions
- In a way that is subject to taxation
Ancestry of “taxably”, step by step
taxably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taxable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxable | subject to taxation; Something on which tax must... |
| 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 |