Wordiyotax
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From Latin taxāre (to assess, evaluate, handle), related to Greek taxis (arrangement). The "assess" meaning gives us tax (a levy assessed on value) and taxation, while the "arrange" meaning produces tactics (arranged maneuvers) and taxonomy (the science of classification). Task comes from a related sense of an assessed portion of work.
Associated Words
overtax
To tax too heavily or place excessive demands on someone
overtaxed
Excessively taxed or burdened beyond capacity
tactics
Methods or plans used to achieve a goal, especially in military or competitive contexts
task
a piece of work to be done; a duty
tax
money collected by government; to impose a tax
taxation
The act or system of imposing taxes; tax revenue
taxi
A car for hire with a meter; to travel by taxi
taxing
Physically or mentally demanding; the act of imposing a tax
taxonomist
A scientist specializing in classification of organisms