Where does “kurtaksa” come from?
kurtaksa (Polish) comes from German Kurtaxe, from German Taxe, from German Taxi, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.
kurtaksa (Polish): fee for a stay at a health resort
Definitions
- fee for a stay at a health resort
Ancestry of “kurtaksa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurtaxe | tourist tax tax imposed on overnight stays at certain vacation resorts |
| 2 | German | Taxe | fee, tariff, tax; Alternative form of Taxi |
| 3 | German | Taxi | taxi, cab |
| 4 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 5 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 15 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |