Where does “taksi” come from?
taksi (Ingrian) comes from Russian такса, from German Taxe, from German Taxi, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.
taksi (Ingrian): fixed rate, tariff
Definitions
- fixed rate, tariff
Ancestry of “taksi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | такса | fixed rate, tariff; dachshund |
| 2 | German | Taxe | fee, tariff, tax; Alternative form of Taxi |
| 3 | German | Taxi | taxi, cab |
| 4 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 5 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 15 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |