toll- root words — words with the toll- root

The root toll- comes from Latin telonium, meaning tax, payment for passage. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including tollbooth, tollgate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the toll- root

Explore words with toll- — words containing the toll- root and sharing its sense of "tax, payment for passage". Examples include tollbooth, tollgate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does toll- mean?

The toll- root means tax, payment for passage, from Latin telonium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.