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Where does “taximeter cab” come from?

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

Ancestry of “taximeter cab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
2Frenchtaximètretaximeter
3Frenchtaxamètre—

Words derived from “taximeter cab”

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