taxi
The origin and history of taxi.
Etymology
Shortened from "taximeter cab" — taximeter being the fare-calculating meter, from French taximètre, itself from Medieval Latin taxa ("charge, tax").
The origin and history of taxi.
Shortened from "taximeter cab" — taximeter being the fare-calculating meter, from French taximètre, itself from Medieval Latin taxa ("charge, tax").
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