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Where does “taxer” come from?

taxer (French) comes from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.

taxer (French): to tax, to impose a tax on

Definitions

  1. to tax, to impose a tax on

Ancestry of “taxer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaxāre—
2LatinTaxusyew
3Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
4Spanish-scopio-scope
5Latin-scopium—
6Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
7Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
8Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
9Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “taxer”

  • surtax
  • taxa
  • taxe
  • détaxer
  • surtaxer
  • taxes
  • surtaxe
  • alttaksi
  • taksi
  • taxă
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