Where does “개인택시” come from?

개인택시 (Korean) comes from Korean 택시, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

개인택시 (Korean): an owner-operated taxi

Definitions

  1. an owner-operated taxi

Ancestry of “개인택시”, step by step

개인택시 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 택시

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean택시taxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre

via Korean 개인(個人)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개인(個人)
Every word from French taxamètreEvery word from French taximètreEvery word from English taximeter