Where does “個人所得税” come from?

個人所得税 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 個人, from English individual, from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin indīviduum, from Latin indīviduus, from Latin dīviduus, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

個人所得税 (Japanese): personal income tax

Definitions

  1. personal income tax

Ancestry of “個人所得税”, step by step

個人所得税 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 個人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese個人individual
2EnglishindividualA person considered alone, rather than as...
3Medieval Latinindividualis
4Latinindīviduumatom
5Latinindīviduusnot divided, indivisible
6Latindīviduusdivisible
7Latindīvidōto divide, separate
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesetax; the collection of grain from the commoners...
2Japanesestrength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
3Middle Chinesestrength, power

via Japanese 所得

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese所得income
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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