Where does “semisommatore” come from?
semisommatore (Italian) comes from Italian sommatore, from Italian sommare, from Italian somma, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
semisommatore (Italian): half adder
Ancestry of “semisommatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sommatore | adder |
| 2 | Italian | sommare | to add, add up, sum up, take into account; to... |
| 3 | Italian | somma | sum, amount; addition, sum; gist, essence, sum,... |
| 4 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |