taximeter
English
noun
Definitions
- A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
Etymology
Borrowed from French taximètre (taximeter) derived from German Taxameter (taximeter) derived from Latin taxa derived from Proto-Indo-European *tag- (touch, handle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tag-
Gloss
touch, handle
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- taxi English
- tangentem Latin
- tasca Latin
- taxa Latin
- taxare Latin
- Taxameter German
- Taxe German
- taksa Hungarian
- taxaméter Hungarian
- tassa Italian
- taxi French
- taximètre French
- τάξις Ancient Greek
- *tag- Proto-Indo-European
- *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- takst Norwegian Bokmål
- *þakwōną Proto-Germanic
- takst Norwegian Nynorsk
- taxe Old French