Where does “fo-sym” come from?
fo-sym (Manx) comes from Manx sym, from Middle Irish suim, 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-.
fo-sym (Manx): subtotal
Ancestry of “fo-sym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | sym | interest; sum |
| 2 | Middle Irish | suim | — |
| 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- | — |