Where does “tarifer” come from?
tarifer (French) comes from French tarif, from Middle French tariff, from Italian tariffa, from Spanish tarifa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه, from Persian تعرفه, from Arabic تَعْرِفَة — tariff, rate.
tarifer (French): to fix the price
Ancestry of “tarifer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | tarif | price |
| 2 | Middle French | tariff | — |
| 3 | Italian | tariffa | rate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of... |
| 4 | Spanish | tarifa | fare; fee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | تعرفه | — |
| 6 | Persian | تعرفه | tariff, impost; receipt |
| 7 | Arabic | تَعْرِفَة | tariff, rate |