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Where does “suma” come from?

suma (Cebuano) comes from Spanish suma, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suma (Cebuano): to reckon; to tabulate; according to

Definitions

  1. to reckon; to tabulate; according to

Ancestry of “suma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsumasum; addition; feminine singular of sumo
2Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
3Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
4Proto-Italicsupemos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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