Where does “taksikeskus” come from?

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

taksikeskus (Finnish): taxi dispatch center

Definitions

  1. taxi dispatch center

Ancestry of “taksikeskus”, step by step

taksikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksi

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

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from French taxamètre →Every word from French taximètre →Every word from English taximeter →