Where does “taxisofőr” come from?
taxisofőr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sofőr, from German Chauffeur, from French chauffeur, from French chauffer, from Middle French chauffer, from Old French chauffer, from Old French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin calefare.
taxisofőr (Hungarian): cabdriver, taxi driver, cabbie, cabman
Definitions
- cabdriver, taxi driver, cabbie, cabman
Ancestry of “taxisofőr”, step by step
taxisofőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sofőr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sofőr | chauffeur, driver |
| 2 | German | Chauffeur | A person employed to drive a private or hired... |
| 3 | French | chauffeur | stoker; fireman; driver; chauffeur |
| 4 | French | chauffer | to heat, to warm, to warm up; to tease, to entice... |
| 5 | Middle French | chauffer | — |
| 6 | Old French | chauffer | Alternative form of chaufer |
| 7 | Old French | chaufer | to heat; to heat up; to warm |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | calefare | — |
| 9 | Latin | calefaciō | to warm or heat |
| 10 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 11 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 12 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 13 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Hungarian taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | taxi | taxi a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver |
| 2 | German | Taxi | taxi, cab |
| 3 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 4 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |