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Where does “péage” come from?

péage (French) comes from Old Occitan pezatge, from Medieval Latin pedaticum, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

péage (French): toll, payment; toll booth; paywall

Definitions

  1. toll, payment; toll booth; paywall

Ancestry of “péage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpezatge—
2Medieval Latinpedaticum—
3Latinpēs—
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “péage”

  • peaje
  • péager
  • télépéage
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