Where does “taxista” come from?

taxista (Italian) comes from Italian tassista, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

taxista (Italian): Alternative form of tassista

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tassista

Ancestry of “taxista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantassistataxi driver, cab driver; taxicab operator, hacker
2Italian-ista-ist
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →