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Where does “tassa” come from?

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

tassa (Italian): tax, duty, dues; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. tax, duty, dues; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “tassa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tassa”

  • ecotassa
  • sovrattassa
  • soprattassa
  • eurotassa
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