Where does “toller” come from?
toller (Middle English) comes from Old English tollere, 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 — price.
toller (Middle English): A tollkeeper; one who collects tolls, levies or...
Definitions
- A tollkeeper; one who collects tolls, levies or...
Ancestry of “toller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tollere | tax collector |
| 2 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 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 |