Where does “toll” come from?
Toll comes from Latin tollo, derived from Proto-Italic tolnō, which traces back through Proto-Indo-European telh₂-, dol-, and del-, ultimately connected to the root en.
toll (English): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster; A fee...
Definitions
- Loss or damage incurred through a disaster; A fee...
Ancestry of “toll”, step by step
toll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English toll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | toll | A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy... |
| 2 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 3 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |