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Where does “taxation” come from?

Taxation comes from Old French taxacioun, from Old French taxacion, from Latin taxatio, a noun derived from the past participle of taxare meaning to assess or value.

taxation (English): The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being...

Ancestry of “taxation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtaxacioun—
2Old Frenchtaxaciontaxation
3Latintaxatiorating, valuing, evaluation, appraisal,...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “taxation”

  • overtaxation
  • nontaxation
  • ecotaxation
  • taxational
  • retaxation
  • antitaxation
  • detaxation
  • pretaxation
  • hypertaxation
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →