Where does “toll booth” come from?
toll booth (English) comes from Middle English tolboth, from Middle English toll, from Old English toll, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.
toll booth (English): A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the...
Definitions
- A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the...
Ancestry of “toll booth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tolboth | A tollhouse or tollbooth; a facility that tolls... |
| 2 | Middle English | toll | A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy... |
| 3 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 4 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 5 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |