Where does “tollfa” come from?
tollfa (Welsh) comes from Welsh toll, from Middle Welsh toll, from Middle English toll, from Old English toll, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης — price.
tollfa (Welsh): custom house, excise office, tollhouse
Definitions
- custom house, excise office, tollhouse
Ancestry of “tollfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | toll | toll, duty, levy, excise |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | toll | — |
| 3 | Middle English | toll | A toll, tax, or charge; The privilege to levy... |
| 4 | Old English | toll | tax, toll, fare |
| 5 | Latin | toloneum | — |
| 6 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |