Where does “tollkeeper” come from?
tollkeeper (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.
tollkeeper (English): One who mans a tollbooth
Definitions
- One who mans a tollbooth
Ancestry of “tollkeeper”, step by step
tollkeeper 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 |