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