Etymology of the Latin word summa
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
*uperDerivations in Latin
consummare,
summandus,
summarium,
summare,
summula,
summariusDerivations in other languages
English
summa, French
summe, Italian
summa, Italian
somma, Portuguese
soma, Portuguese
suma, Spanish
soma, Spanish
sumaCognates
Catalan
son, Dutch
som, English
sum, French
somme, German
Summe, Icelandic
summa, Italian
sonno, Italian
soma, Italian
somma, Italian
summa, Lithuanian
suma, Polish
suma, Portuguese
somno, Provençal
sauma, Russian
cyммa, Spanish
suma, Spanish
salma, Swedish
summaUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Classical Latin