Where does “pedaggio” come from?
pedaggio (Italian) comes from English peage, 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...
pedaggio (Italian): toll; paywall
Definitions
- toll; paywall
Ancestry of “pedaggio”, step by step
pedaggio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peage | archaic: toll for passage; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | pedaticum | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Old Occitan pezatge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | pezatge | — |