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Where does “Summe” come from?

Summe (German) comes from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Summe (German): sum

Definitions

  1. sum

Ancestry of “Summe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
2Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
3Proto-Italicsupemos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Summe”

  • Geldsumme
  • Summenformel
  • Sümmchen
  • Schuldsumme
  • summieren
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