Where does “taxicamion” come from?
taxicamion (Romanian) comes from Romanian taxi, from French taxi, from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
taxicamion (Romanian): taxi truck
Definitions
- taxi truck
Ancestry of “taxicamion”, step by step
taxicamion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian taxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | taxi | taxi |
| 2 | French | taxi | taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for... |
| 3 | German | Taxameter | taximeter |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | taxa | charge, assessment, tax; tax, charge;... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |