Where does “untaxable” come from?

untaxable (English) comes from English taxable, 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.

untaxable (English): That cannot be taxed; on which tax is not paid

Definitions

  1. That cannot be taxed; on which tax is not paid

Ancestry of “untaxable”, step by step

untaxable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English taxable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtaxablesubject to taxation; Something on which tax must...
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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek σκοπός
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