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Where does “τελώνης” come from?

τελώνης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno-, from Proto-Indo-European wesno- — price.

τελώνης (Ancient Greek): a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...

Definitions

  1. a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...

Ancestry of “τελώνης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
2Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price
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