Where does “toļ” come from?
toļ (Livonian) comes from Middle Low German tol, from Old Saxon tolna, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος — price.
toļ (Livonian): inch
Definitions
- inch
Ancestry of “toļ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | tol | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | tolna | — |
| 3 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |