Where does “タクシーメーター” come from?

タクシーメーター (Japanese) comes from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

タクシーメーター (Japanese): taximeter

Definitions

  1. taximeter

Ancestry of “タクシーメーター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
2Frenchtaximètretaximeter
3Frenchtaxamètre—
Every word from French taxamètre →Every word from French taximètre →Every word from English taximeter →