Meaning
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *móntis Proto-Italic *monts Latin mōns Old French mont Old French amont Old French amonterbor. Middle English amounten English amount From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: