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

τελώνης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι

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

via Ancient Greek τέλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “τελώνης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος →