Where does “linkstotal” come from?
linkstotal (German) comes from German total, 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 — this; that.
linkstotal (German): left total
Definitions
- left total
Ancestry of “linkstotal”, step by step
linkstotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German total
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | total | total, absolute, complete, utter not used in the sense of “entire” |
| 2 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 3 | Middle French | total | — |
| 4 | Old French | total | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 6 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 7 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via German links
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | links | on the left; to the left; inside out |