Where does “taksa” come from?

taksa (Polish) comes from French taxe, from French taxer, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “taksa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	taxe	tax; first-person singular present indicative of...
2	French	taxer	to tax, to impose a tax on
3	Latin	taxāre	—
4	Latin	Taxus	yew
5	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
7	Latin	-scopium	—
8	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
12	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
13	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “taksa”

taksówka

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