Greek word
phóros
φόρος
What it means
a load, i.e. a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property
a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas télos (τέλος) is usually a general toll on goods or travel)
Where it comes from
from phérō (φέρω)