Where does “teetotal” come from?

teetotal (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.

teetotal (English): Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol;...

Definitions

  1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol;...

Ancestry of “teetotal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtotalAn amount obtained by the addition of smaller...
2Middle Englishtotal—
3Old Frenchtotal—
4Medieval Latintotalistotal
5Latintōtuswhole, all, entire, total, complete, every part
6Latintotso many
7Proto-Indo-Europeantotiso many
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “teetotal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European toti →Every word from Latin tot →