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