Where does “subtotal” come from?
Subtotal derives from English sub- combined with total, which comes from Latin totālis, itself from Latin tōtus meaning "whole," traceable to Proto-Indo-European toti.
subtotal (English): The total for a part of a list of numbers being...
Definitions
- The total for a part of a list of numbers being...
Ancestry of “subtotal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | total | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller... |
| 2 | Middle English | total | — |
| 3 | Old French | total | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 5 | Latin | tōtus | — |
| 6 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |