Where does “taksamerkki” come from?
taksamerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksa, from Swedish taxa, from Middle Low German tax, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
taksamerkki (Finnish): at sign, when used in the sense "at the rate of"
Definitions
- at sign, when used in the sense "at the rate of"
Ancestry of “taksamerkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | taksa | fee |
| 2 | Swedish | taxa | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | tax | — |
| 4 | Old French | taxe | — |
| 5 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |