Where does “tariff” come from?

tariff (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Spanish tarifa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه, from Persian تعرفه, from Arabic تَعْرِفَة — tariff, rate.

tariff (Norwegian Nynorsk): tariff, scale, table of rates or charges; wage...

Definitions

  1. tariff, scale, table of rates or charges; wage...

Ancestry of “tariff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTariffee, price, rate; tariff
2Italiantariffarate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of...
3Spanishtarifafare; fee
4Ottoman Turkishتعرفهprice list; tariff
5Persianتعرفهtariff, impost; receipt
6Arabicتَعْرِفَةtariff, rate

Words derived from “tariff”

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