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Where does “taximeter” come from?

taximeter (English) comes from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taximeter (English): A device installed in a taxicab that calculates...

Definitions

  1. A device installed in a taxicab that calculates...

Ancestry of “taximeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaximètretaximeter
2Frenchtaxamètre—

Words derived from “taximeter”

  • taxes
  • taxi
  • taxis
  • taxicab
  • chemotaxis
  • taxiway
  • parataxis
  • phototaxis
  • hypotaxis
  • phyllotaxis
  • geotaxis
  • ligamentotaxis
  • stereotaxis
  • aerotaxis
  • haptotaxis
  • taximan
  • thigmotaxis
  • gravitaxis
  • magnetotaxis
  • thermotaxis
  • homotaxis
  • phonotaxis
  • anemotaxis
  • tropotaxis
Every word from French taxamètre →