Where does “taxiless” come from?

taxiless (English) comes from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taxiless (English): Without taxicabs

Definitions

  1. Without taxicabs

Ancestry of “taxiless”, step by step

taxiless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English taxi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
2Englishtaximeter cab
3EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
4Frenchtaximètretaximeter
5Frenchtaxamètre

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from French taxamètreEvery word from French taximètreEvery word from English taximeter