Where does “φορολόγος” come from?

φορολόγος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

φορολόγος (Ancient Greek): levying tribute, gathering tax

Definitions

  1. levying tribute, gathering tax

Ancestry of “φορολόγος”, step by step

φορολόγος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λέγω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek φόρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόροςtribute

Words derived from “φορολόγος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω