Where does “taxifare” come from?
taxifare (English) comes from English fare, from Middle English fare, from Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
taxifare (English): alternative form of taxi fare
Definitions
- alternative form of taxi fare
Ancestry of “taxifare”, step by step
taxifare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fare | A going; journey; travel; voyage; course;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fare | journey, going |
| 3 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 2 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 3 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 4 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 5 | French | taxamètre | — |
via English taxi fare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taxi fare | the price paid for hiring a taxi, according to... |