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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

  1. a taxi ride, cab ride

Ancestry of “taxitur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltaxia taxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab—
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre—
Every word from French taxamètre →