Where does “totaaltje” come from?

totaaltje (Dutch) comes from Dutch totaal, from Middle Dutch totael, from Middle French total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti — this; that.

totaaltje (Dutch): An arrangement of light spots which serves a...

Definitions

  1. An arrangement of light spots which serves a...

Ancestry of “totaaltje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtotaaltotally; total
2Middle Dutchtotael—
3Middle Frenchtotal—
4Old Frenchtotal—
5Medieval Latintotalistotal
6Latintōtuswhole, all, entire, total, complete, every part
7Latintotso many
8Proto-Indo-Europeantotiso many
9Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European toti →Every word from Latin tot →