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Where does “Taxifahrer” come from?

Taxifahrer (German) comes from German Taxi, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

Taxifahrer (German): taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie

Definitions

  1. taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie

Ancestry of “Taxifahrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTaxitaxi, cab
2Frenchtaxitaxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for...
3GermanTaxametertaximeter
4Medieval Latintaxacharge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;...
5Latintaxāre—
6LatinTaxusyew
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “Taxifahrer”

  • Taxifahrerin
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