Where does “Bruttoumsatz” come from?
Bruttoumsatz (German) comes from German brutto, from Italian brutto, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Bruttoumsatz (German): gross turnover, gross revenue the total amount of sales recognized during a period, including value-added tax (VAT) and before any deductions for returns, discounts, or operating expenses
Definitions
- gross turnover, gross revenue the total amount of sales recognized during a period, including value-added tax (VAT) and before any deductions for returns, discounts, or operating expenses
Ancestry of “Bruttoumsatz”, step by step
Bruttoumsatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brutto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brutto | gross |
| 2 | Italian | brutto | ugly, bad, nasty; ugly person; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | brūtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via German Umsatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umsatz | turnover, revenue, sales; conversion |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ummesat | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ummesetten | — |