Where does “aksiisi” come from?
aksiisi (Finnish) comes from Swedish accis, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
aksiisi (Finnish): excise tax
Definitions
- excise tax
Ancestry of “aksiisi”, step by step
aksiisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish accis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | accis | excise, a tax on manufacture |
| 2 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 3 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via Swedish exercis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | exercis | drill |
| 2 | French | exercice | exercise, performance |
| 3 | Latin | exercitium | exercise, practice |
| 4 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 5 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |