Etymology of the English word taxpayer
the English word
taxpayerderived from the English word
taxderived from the English word
taxenderived from the Old French word
taxerderived 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)
derived from the English word
payerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
payderived from the Old French word
paiierderived from the Latin word
pacare (pacify, subdue)
derived from the Latin word
pax (peace; harmony)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-Usage
Word found in Modern English
