MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did they come up with the name taxi?

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did they come up with the name taxi?

Well before Uber and Lyft were invented we all had this thought cross our minds while riding in a taxi before right? Where did that word even come from?

The word “taxi” is actually just a shortened nickname of the meter that’s in every cab which tells you the fare… it’s called a “taximeter”. So they shortened it to “taxi” as the name of the vehicle.

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