Where does “такси” come from?
такси (Mongolian) comes from Russian такси́, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
такси (Mongolian): taxi; cab
Definitions
- taxi; cab
Ancestry of “такси”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | такси́ | taxi; cab |
| 2 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 3 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |