Amounting
/əˈmaʊn.tɪŋ/noun
Present participle of amount, meaning to add up to or come to a total; also to be of importance.
Did you know?“Amount” comes from Latin roots tied to *mounting upward*, so the word’s history quietly links numbers, elevation, and the idea of something rising to a full total.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ad montem
“toward a mountain; upward to a hill or height”
Old French
Old French
amonter
“to go up, ascend; to amount to”
Middle English
English
amounten
“to rise to, total, come to”
Modern English
English
amounting
“adding up to; summing to; being equal to in total”