Where does “tariff” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tariff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantariffarate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of...
2Spanishtarifafare; fee
3Ottoman Turkishتعرفهprice list; tariff
4Persianتعرفهtariff, impost; receipt
5Arabicتَعْرِفَةtariff, rate

Words derived from “tariff”

Every word from Arabic تَعْرِفَة →Every word from Persian تعرفه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه →