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Where does “executive summary” come from?

executive summary (English) comes from English summary, from Latin summarius, 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-.

executive summary (English): A short document that summarizes all the reports...

Definitions

  1. A short document that summarizes all the reports...

Ancestry of “executive summary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsummaryConcise, brief or presented in a condensed form;...
2Latinsummarius—
3Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
4Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
5Proto-Italicsupemos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →