Where does “toll” come from?
toll (Middle English) comes from Old English toll, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno- — price.
toll (Middle English): A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy...
Definitions
- A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy...
Ancestry of “toll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 2 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 3 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |