Where does “taxitur” come from?
taxitur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål taxi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
taxitur (Norwegian Bokmål): a taxi ride, cab ride
Definitions
- a taxi ride, cab ride
Ancestry of “taxitur”, step by step
taxitur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | taxi | a taxi |
| 2 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 3 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 4 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 5 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 6 | French | taxamètre | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tur | a walk; a trip, journey; a tour |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |