Where does “total” come from?
total (Swedish) comes from German total, from French total, from Middle French total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti — this; that.
total (Swedish): total
Definitions
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Ancestry of “total”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | total | total, absolute, complete, utter not used in the sense of “entire” |
| 2 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 3 | Middle French | total | — |
| 4 | Old French | total | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 6 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 7 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |