Why is a taxi calleda cab.?

Question

i know they used to be called taxicab's but where does the cab come from

Answer 1

"Cab" is short for "cabriolet," a light two-wheeled carriage that seats two people.

Answer 2

It's a Taxi Cab.

Cab for short.

Answer 3

Waaay back when taxis were called a cab because it was a 'cabriolet'  It was a horse drawn vehicle.  Also there was a horse driven vehicle called a hansom cab (probably short for cabinette).  So, the word cab stuck to this day.

Answer 4

It was originally a Hanson Cab which was a horse drawn cabin  (wrong spelling) that plied for hire. The motor cab replaced it over the years and the name cab stuck. Now Taxi well that different

Answer 5

The original taxi`s used to be horse drawn vehicles and were called handsome cabs, the term cab is a shortened version, today's taxicabs have in their rules saying they should carry a bale of hay for the horse there by illustrating  the connection back to Victorian times

Answer 6

why do they stop at a rank

Answer 7

Because the full name is a Taxicab, it has been shortened to Taxi or Cab by the public.

Answer 8

Cab can also be a slang term for some of the low life that drive taxi cabs

Answer 9

different places/people have their own slang way of saying things..idk...i say cab...but i think most city ppl would say taxi :S

Answer 10

the name comes from hansom cab