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Where does “taşeron” come from?

taşeron (Turkish) comes from French tâcheron, from French tacher, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.

taşeron (Turkish): subcontractor

Definitions

  1. subcontractor

Ancestry of “taşeron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtâcherontasker
2Frenchtacherto soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation
3Frenchtacheblot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
4Old Frenchtascheduty; obligation
5Medieval Latintasca—
6Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
7Latintaxāre—
8LatinTaxusyew
9Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10Spanish-scopio-scope
11Latin-scopium—
12Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
17Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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