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Where does “tonsorial” come from?

tonsorial (English) comes from Latin tōnsor, from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tonsorial (English): Relating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing

Definitions

  1. Relating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing

Ancestry of “tonsorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintōnsor—
2Latintondeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tonsorial”

  • tonsorially
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