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
- taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie
Ancestry of “Taxifahrer”, step by step
Taxifahrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Taxi | taxi, cab |
| 2 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 3 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via German Fahrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrer | agent noun of fahren; driver |
| 2 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | varn | to fare, to go |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |