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