Where does “totestiu” come from?
totestiu (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.
totestiu (Catalan): great tit
Definitions
- great tit
Ancestry of “totestiu”, step by step
totestiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tot | all; everything |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tōttus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 4 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Catalan estiu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | estiu | summer |
| 2 | Old Catalan | estiu | — |
| 3 | Latin | tempus aestivum | summer-time |