Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tax-

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: tax-
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of taxo- (“order, arrangement”).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *teh₂g-, τάξις

Inflected Forms

taxo- (alternative) taxi- (alternative)

Questions

What does tax- mean?: Alternative form of taxo- (“order, arrangement”).
Where does tax- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce tax-

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