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Where does “taxik” come from?

taxik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian taxi, from German Taxi, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.

taxik (Hungarian): nominative plural of taxi

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of taxi

Ancestry of “taxik”, step by step

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