myEtymology.com: German etymology of Taxameter

Etymology of the German word Taxameter

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)