Where does “taux” come from?
taux (French) comes from Old French tauxer, from Old French taxer, from Latin taxō, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
taux (French): rate, level
Definitions
- rate, level
Ancestry of “taux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tauxer | — |
| 2 | Old French | taxer | to tax, to impose a tax on |
| 3 | Latin | taxō | to feel, to touch sharply, to handle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |