Where does “mototaxi” come from?
mototaxi (Spanish) comes from Portuguese táxi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
mototaxi (Spanish): A motorcycle taxi
Definitions
- A motorcycle taxi
Ancestry of “mototaxi”, step by step
mototaxi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese táxi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | táxi | taxi |
| 2 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 3 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 4 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 5 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 6 | French | taxamètre | — |
via Portuguese moto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | moto | motorcycle |
| 2 | Latin | mōtus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Spanish moto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | moto | Clipping of motocicleta.; motorcycle; milestone |
| 2 | Spanish | motocicleta | motorcycle |
| 3 | French | motocyclette | motorcycle |