Where does “ἀρχιτελώνης” come from?

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

ἀρχιτελώνης (Ancient Greek): chief tax collector

Definitions

  1. chief tax collector

Ancestry of “ἀρχιτελώνης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
2Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
3Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος →