Where does “sum” come from?
sum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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-.
sum (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sum; buzz; an act of swimming
Definitions
- a sum; buzz; an act of swimming
Ancestry of “sum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 2 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |