Where does “puolisummain” come from?
puolisummain (Finnish) comes from Finnish summain, from Finnish summata, from Finnish summa, from Swedish summa, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s.
puolisummain (Finnish): half adder
Definitions
- half adder
Ancestry of “puolisummain”, step by step
puolisummain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish summain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | summain | adder circuit that adds |
| 2 | Finnish | summata | To add, sum |
| 3 | Finnish | summa | sum; amount |
| 4 | Swedish | summa | sum, result of addition |
| 5 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 6 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |