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Where does “tullō” come from?

tullō (Proto-Germanic) 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.

tullō (Proto-Germanic): what is counted or told

Definitions

  1. what is counted or told

Ancestry of “tullō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintoloneum—
2Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
3Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
4Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
5Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
6Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

Words derived from “tullō”

  • tools
  • tool
  • toll
  • toolbar
  • toolbox
  • toolkit
  • tooled
  • tooltip
  • toolset
  • retooling
  • retool
  • tollgate
  • toolshed
  • tollbooth
  • toolpath
  • toolmaker
  • toolmaking
  • toolchain
  • tollhouse
  • tollman
  • toolhouse
  • toolroom
  • toller
  • tollway
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