Etymograph

English

sum-up

From sum + up, from the phrasal verb.

A compound of sum + up

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

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Latin summus ‘highest’

Latin summa ‘highest point’

Old French summe

Middle English summe

English sum

Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’

Proto-West Germanic *upp

Old English upp

Middle English up ‘to a vertical axis’

English up

Today it means

noun A summary.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sum-up”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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