Where does “sous-total” come from?
sous-total (French) comes from French total, from Middle French 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.
sous-total (French): subtotal
Ancestry of “sous-total”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 2 | Middle French | 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 |