Where does “tarif” come from?

tarif (Mauritian Creole) comes from French tarif, from Middle French tariff, from Italian tariffa, from Spanish tarifa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه, from Persian تعرفه, from Arabic تَعْرِفَة — tariff, rate.

tarif (Mauritian Creole): rate

Definitions

  1. rate

Ancestry of “tarif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtarifprice
2Middle Frenchtariff—
3Italiantariffarate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of...
4Spanishtarifafare; fee
5Ottoman Turkishتعرفهprice list; tariff
6Persianتعرفهtariff, impost; receipt
7Arabicتَعْرِفَةtariff, rate
Every word from Arabic تَعْرِفَة →Every word from Persian تعرفه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه →