where did the word "cab" come from?

Question

as in taxi-cab

Answer 1

Taxi - cab
Originally ==Cabriolet == a 2 wheeled ,covered, one horse chaise

Cabby (coll oq.) == for cab / taxi driver .

Cab = a covered vehicle (or coach) that was let out for hire

cab== is a covered vehicle, let out for hire
now ( licenced with a taxi-meter)

Cab = a covered area, where the driver of a train operates from
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here is a site, you may find of interest as well

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Taxi History - London Vintage Taxi Association
A potted history of the London taxi cab written by the London Vintage Taxi Association...
http://www.lvta.co.uk/history.htm

Answer 2

A cabriolet was a light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding 'calash' top, seating two persons facing forwards, one of whom was the driver. The design was developed in France in the early 19th century, the vehicle quickly replaced the heavier hackney carriage as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London. The 'cab' of taxi-cab is a shortening of "cabriolet" following the usage found in "Hansom cab". The Hansom is a cabriolet with the cabman driving from a high seat at the rear.

Answer 3

Short for cabriolet, a light, horse-drawn carriage which replaced the heavier hackney carriage in the 19th century as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London, and were the forerunners of modern taxicabs

Answer 4

From cabriolet - a type of carriage

Answer 5

France ~ the language ~ as in 'Cabriolet.'

Sash.

Answer 6

citizens advice bureau

Answer 7

cabinet ?