English
maletote
Maletote comes from Anglo-Norman maltolt ‘unjust tax’, from Medieval Latin mala ‘evil’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telh₂-‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tl̥néh₂ti‘to be lifting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tolnō‘to lift, carry’reconstructed
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtollō‘to raise, lift up, elevate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500mala‘evil’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500malatolta
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maltolt‘unjust tax’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maltode
- Englishearliest quotation 1641maletote
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telh₂-‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tl̥néh₂ti‘to be lifting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tolnō‘to lift, carry’reconstructed
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtollō‘to raise, lift up, elevate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500mala‘evil’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500malatolta
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maltolt‘unjust tax’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maltode
- Englishearliest quotation 1641maletote
Earliest quotation: 1641, William Hakewill: “Immediately hereupon, even this very yeere, was this complained…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’
talent, atlas, tolerance, tolerate, tolerant, intolerable, tolerable, toleration, tellurium, 16 more
through Classical Latin tollō ‘to raise, lift up, elevate’
through Medieval Latin mala ‘evil’
Today it means
noun An arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- / maletote