Where does “taxflation” come from?

taxflation (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.

taxflation (English): bracket creep

Definitions

bracket creep

Ancestry of “taxflation”, step by step

taxflation 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 inflation

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	inflation	An act, instance of, or state of expansion or...
2	Old French	inflation	swelling
3	Latin	īnflātiō	inflation
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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