Where does “peajero” come from?

peajero (Spanish) comes from Spanish peaje, 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 — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

peajero (Spanish): toll booth worker; toll-collector

Definitions

  1. toll booth worker; toll-collector

Ancestry of “peajero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpeajetoll
2Catalanpeatgetoll; toll booth
3Old Occitanpezatge
4Medieval Latinpedaticum
5Latinpēsa foot, in its senses as
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον