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Where does “ecotassa” come from?

ecotassa (Italian) comes from Italian tassa, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

ecotassa (Italian): eco-tax

Definitions

  1. eco-tax

Ancestry of “ecotassa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantassatax, duty, dues; third-person singular present...
2Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latintaxāre—
4LatinTaxusyew
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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