Where does “totál” come from?
totál (Hungarian) 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.
totál (Hungarian): totally, completely; long shot
Definitions
- totally, completely; long shot
Ancestry of “totál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | total | total |
| 2 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 3 | Middle French | total | — |
| 4 | Old French | total | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 6 | Latin | tōtus | — |
| 7 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |