summary

summary · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromsumma“total, sum”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromsummārius
3. Middle English · inherited fromsummary
4. English todaysummary

From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives).

summary · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsumma“total, sum”
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromsummārium
3. English todaysummary

From Medieval Latin summārium, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārium (suffix forming nouns of purpose).

Words from the same roots