Where does “Zolltarif” come from?
Zolltarif (German) comes from German Zoll, from Old High German zol, from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.
Zolltarif (German): customs tariff a systematic list of taxes or duties to be paid on particular classes of imports or exports
Definitions
- customs tariff a systematic list of taxes or duties to be paid on particular classes of imports or exports
Ancestry of “Zolltarif”, step by step
Zolltarif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zoll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zoll | custom; customs; unit of length |
| 2 | Old High German | zol | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tullō | what is counted or told |
| 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 |