Etymology of the English word task
the English word
taskderived from the Old French word
taschederived from the Medieval Latin word
tascaderived from the Medieval Latin word
taxaderived from the Medieval Latin word
taxare (value, assess the worth of; access a crime)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of task in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
supertask,
taskmaster,
taskmistress,
tasking,
tasked
