vectigalis

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, relational, two-termination) tax
2. (declension-3, two-termination) subject to tax, taxable

Noun

genitive singular of vectīgal (“tax, tribute”)

Concepts

tributary

revenue

Synonyms

vectigal

Translations

Einkommen

εισόδημα

revenu

reddito

opbrengst

faturamento

Pronounced as (IPA)

[wɛk.tiːˈɡaː.lɪs]

Etymology

From *vectīgum + -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *wektih₂ǵom (“fee for vehicle-driving”), synchronically analyzable as vectis + agō + um. When this noun was compounded, vectis had a different meaning than it has in classical Latin.