Where does “total” come from?

total (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

total (Norwegian Nynorsk): total

Definitions

total

Ancestry of “total”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	totalis	total
2	Latin	tōtus	whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part
3	Latin	tot	so many
4	Proto-Indo-European	toti	so many
5	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

Words derived from “total”

totaltap
totalskadd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European toti →Every word from Latin tot →