Where does “toison” come from?
toison (English) comes from French toison, from Late Latin tonsio, from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
toison (English): A fleece
Ancestry of “toison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | toison | fleece; mop ; mane; muff, pubes |
| 2 | Late Latin | tonsio | shearing |
| 3 | Latin | tondeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |