Where does “tilataksi” come from?
tilataksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
tilataksi (Finnish): A minivan used as a taxicab
Definitions
- A minivan used as a taxicab
Ancestry of “tilataksi”, step by step
tilataksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taksi | taxi |
| 2 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 3 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 4 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 5 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 6 | French | taxamètre | — |
via Finnish tila-auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tila-auto | minivan |