Where does “peaje” come from?
peaje (Spanish) comes from Catalan peatge, from Old Occitan pezatge, from Medieval Latin pedaticum, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
peaje (Spanish): toll
Definitions
- toll
Ancestry of “peaje”, step by step
peaje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan peatge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | peatge | toll; toll booth |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pezatge | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pedaticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via French péage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péage | toll, payment; toll booth; paywall |