Where does “tota” come from?
tota (Catalan) comes from Catalan tot, from Vulgar Latin tōttus, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tota (Catalan): feminine singular of tot
Ancestry of “tota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tot | all; everything |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tōttus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tōtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |