Where does “tote” come from?
tote (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.
tote (English): A tote bag; A heavy burden; A kind of plastic box...
Definitions
- A tote bag; A heavy burden; A kind of plastic box...
Ancestry of “tote”, step by step
tote 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 |