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