Where does “tote” come from?
tote (Ido) comes from Ido tota, from English total, from Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti — this; that.
tote (Ido): entirely, perfectly, thoroughly
Definitions
- entirely, perfectly, thoroughly
Ancestry of “tote”, step by step
tote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido tota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | tota | whole, entire |
| 2 | English | total | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller... |
| 3 | Middle English | 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 Ido e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | e | Apocopic form of ed |