Where does “taxlessness” come from?

taxlessness (English) comes from English taxless, from English tax, from Middle English taxe, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.

taxlessness (English): Absence of taxes

Definitions

  1. Absence of taxes

Ancestry of “taxlessness”, step by step

taxlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English taxless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxlessWithout taxation
2EnglishtaxMoney paid to the government other than for...
3Middle EnglishtaxeA tax or charge
4Old Frenchtaxe—
5Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6Latintaxāre—
7LatinTaxusyew
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse—
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →Every word from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek σκοπός →