Etymology

teetotum

T1E1E1T1O1T1U1M3

Today it means: A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel. Full definition →

Latin totum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtotum“all”
  2. English todayteetotum

From Latin totum (“all”), marked by a T on one of the four sides.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.