Where does “peaxe” come from?
peaxe (Asturian) comes from Spanish peaje, from Catalan peatge, from Old Occitan pezatge, from Medieval Latin pedaticum, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
peaxe (Asturian): pedage; toll
Definitions
- pedage; toll
Ancestry of “peaxe”, step by step
peaxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish peaje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | peaje | toll |
| 2 | Catalan | peatge | toll; toll booth |
| 3 | Old Occitan | pezatge | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pedaticum | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Asturian peada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | peada | — |