Where does “tolldish” come from?
tolldish (English) comes from English toll, 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.
tolldish (English): A vessel for measuring the toll of corn for...
Definitions
- A vessel for measuring the toll of corn for...
Ancestry of “tolldish”, step by step
tolldish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toll | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster; A fee... |
| 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 |
via English dish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dish | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |