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

to tax, to impose a tax on

Ancestry of “taxer”, step by step

taxer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin taxāre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	taxāre	—
2	Latin	Taxus	yew
3	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
4	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
5	Latin	-scopium	—
6	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
7	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
8	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
9	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
10	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
11	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

via Old French taxer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	taxer	to tax, to impose a tax on
2	Latin	taxō	to feel, to touch sharply, to handle
3	Proto-West Germanic	þahs	badger
4	Proto-Germanic	þahsuz	badger
5	Proto-Indo-European	tótḱus	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	tetḱ-	to create, produce; to cut, hew
7	Proto-Indo-European	teḱ-	to sire, beget

Words derived from “taxer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →