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

Definitions

  1. A fleece

Ancestry of “toison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoisonfleece
2Late Latintonsioshearing
3Latintondeōto shave, shear, clip
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tondeō →