Origin of total

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al1

SYNONYMS FOR total

5, 6 gross, totality.
6 See whole.

OTHER WORDS FROM total

British Dictionary definitions for quasi-totally

total
/ (ˈtəʊtəl) /

noun

the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts

adjective

complete; absolute the evening was a total failure; a total eclipse
(prenominal) being or related to a total the total number of passengers

verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

Derived forms of total

totally, adverb

Word Origin for total

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus all