Where does “incantèsimo” come from?
incantèsimo (Italian) comes from English income tax, from English tax, from Middle English taxe, from Old French taxe, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
incantèsimo (Italian): income tax
Definitions
- income tax
Ancestry of “incantèsimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | income tax | A tax levied on earned and unearned income, net... |
| 2 | English | tax | Money paid to the government other than for... |
| 3 | Middle English | taxe | A tax or charge |
| 4 | Old French | taxe | — |
| 5 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 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 |