Origin of total
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin
tōtālis, equivalent to Latin
tōt(us) entire +
-ālis
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British Dictionary definitions for totaled
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, adverbWord Origin for total
C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin
tōtālis, from Latin
tōtus all