taximètre

French

Etymology

From earlier taxamètre, borrowed from German Taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa (“charge”), 1890s. The word became taximètre under influence of French taxe and Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tak.si.mɛtʁ/

Noun

taximètre m (plural taximètres)

  1. taximeter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: taximeter

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