myEtymology.com: French etymology of taxi

Etymology of the French word taxi

the French word taxi

derived from the French word taximètre

derived from the French word taxamètre

derived from the German word Taxameter

using the Medieval Latin suffix -meter

derived from the Medieval Latin word taxa

derived 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)

Romanian taxi

Dutch taxi, English taxi, German Taxi, Lithuanian taksis, Norwegian taxi, Russian тaкcи, Swedish taxi