Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxi-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: tax-i-
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

4

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

tax- (alternative) taxo- (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce taxi-

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