totam

Totam is a Latin adjective that signifies "whole", "entire", or "complete". It is the accusative singular or feminine form of the adjective totus, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *to-tús, meaning "fully" or "altogether". As an adjective it agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies, and it is often used in classical texts to denote completeness or totality. Examples in Latin literature include phrases such as totam diem (the whole day) or totam multitudinem (the entire crowd). In legal and philosophical writings, totam may indicate totality in a sense of encompassing all aspects or members of a set, for instance totam partes (the entire portions).

In the context of Roman grammar, totam typically appears in the accusative case when it modifies a feminine noun of the accusative, but it can also appear in other grammatical contexts when serving as a substantive or part of periphrastic expressions. Its root is found in several descendant languages, influencing words related to "total" and "together" in the Indo-European language family. Although "totam" itself is a historical form, its linguistic legacy persists in modern lexicons that trace back to Latin.