Amount
/əˈmaʊnt/noun
The total quantity or sum of something.
Did you know?Amount comes through Old French from Latin *ad montem*, literally “to the mountain,” originally meaning to rise or go up, which is why the word carries the idea of increase.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ad montem
“to the mountain; upward to a hill or height”
Old French
Old French
amonter
“to go up, ascend; to increase”
Middle English
English
amounten
“to rise up; to total or come to”
Modern English
English
amount
“a quantity, total, or sum”