Where does “totalstopp” come from?
totalstopp (Swedish) comes from Swedish total, from German total, from French total, from Middle French total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot — this; that.
totalstopp (Swedish): a gridlock, congestion (any kind of blockage)
Definitions
- a gridlock, congestion (any kind of blockage)
Ancestry of “totalstopp”, step by step
totalstopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish total
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | total | total |
| 2 | German | total | total, absolute, complete, utter not used in the sense of “entire” |
| 3 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 4 | Middle French | total | — |
| 5 | Old French | total | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 7 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 8 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish stopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stopp | n a stop; c a darn; a fill |