full-fare

the compound "full-fare" is a transparent modern english formation, directly combining two native english elements. the adjective "full," with its proto-germanic root fullaz and ultimately from pie pl̥h₁nós, carries the ancient sense of completeness. the noun "fare," from old english fær meaning "journey" or "passage," derives from proto-germanic farą and is related to the verb "to fare," meaning to travel. by the late middle english period, "fare" had semantically shifted to denote the price charged for transportation. thus, "full-fare" logically denotes the complete, non-discounted price for a journey or service, its meaning directly constructed from the sum of its parts.

Structure: full (complete) + fare (price) full: from old english full, meaning "complete, entire." functions as an intensifier in this compound. fare: from old english fær, meaning "journey," later evolving to mean "the price paid for a journey." functions as the core noun element.