Total
/ˈtoʊ.təl/noun
Whole; complete; not divided or partial.
Did you know?Total comes from Latin *totalis*, meaning “entire” or “whole,” ultimately tied to *totus*—a root that shaped words of completeness across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tewh₂-
“to swell, be strong; source of the idea of fullness/wholeness”
Latin
Latin
totus
“whole, all, entire”
Late Latin
Latin
totalis
“entire, whole”
Old French
Old French
total
“whole, complete”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
total
“whole, complete”
Modern English
English
total
“whole; complete; entire”
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