Where does “alttaksi” come from?
alttaksi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto taksi, from German taxieren, from Dutch taxeren, from French taxer, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
alttaksi (Esperanto): to value (highly), appreciate, esteem
Definitions
- to value (highly), appreciate, esteem
Ancestry of “alttaksi”, step by step
alttaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto taksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | taksi | to appraise |
| 2 | German | taxieren | to appraise |
| 3 | Dutch | taxeren | to evaluate, appraise |
| 4 | French | taxer | to tax, to impose a tax on |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |