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

• taxi

Descendants

• → English: taximeter

Further reading

• “taximètre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.