Meanings
Origin
- Latinfiscalis“fiscal”
- Englishfiscality
Recorded since 1854, cognate with Dutch fiscaliteit and (derived from?) older French fiscalité, all from Latin fiscalis (“fiscal”), itself from fiscus (“imperial treasury”) + -alis (“-al”). By surface analysis, fiscal + -ity.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch fiscaliteit, belastingen
- fiscaliteitall matters concerning taxation
- belastingenall matters concerning taxation
- belastingwezenall matters concerning taxation
French fiscalité
- fiscalitéall matters concerning taxation
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fiscality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiscality
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