Where does “totaltap” come from?
totaltap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
totaltap (Norwegian Nynorsk): a total loss
Ancestry of “totaltap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | total | total |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 3 | Latin | tōtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |