Where does “supratotal” come from?
supratotal (English) comes from English total, from Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
supratotal (English): Describing the removal of all of a tumour and also the area surrounding it
Definitions
- Describing the removal of all of a tumour and also the area surrounding it
Ancestry of “supratotal”, step by step
supratotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English total
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 6 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |