Where does “tollingly” come from?
tollingly (English) comes from English tolling, from Middle English tolling, from Middle English tollen, from Middle English toll, from Old English toll, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον — price.
tollingly (English): With a tolling sound; ringing solemnly like a...
Definitions
- With a tolling sound; ringing solemnly like a...
Ancestry of “tollingly”, step by step
tollingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tolling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tolling | present participle of toll; The act by which a... |
| 2 | Middle English | tolling | convincing; attraction or captivation; tempting;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tollen | To bring, take with, send towards, or cause to... |
| 4 | Middle English | toll | A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy... |
| 5 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 6 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 7 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |