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Where does “taksiasema” come from?

taksiasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taksiasema (Finnish): taxi stand

Definitions

  1. taxi stand

Ancestry of “taksiasema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksitaxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab—
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre—
Every word from French taxamètre →