myEtymology.com: English etymology of somebody

Etymology of the English word somebody

the English word somebody

derived from the English word some

derived from the English word summe

derived from the Old French word summe

derived from the Latin word summa (sum; summary; chief point)

derived from the Late Latin word summus (highest, the top of; greatest)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sumas

derived from the English word body

Word found in Modern English