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Where does “tonsorially” come from?

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

tonsorially (English): In a tonsorial manner or context

Definitions

  1. In a tonsorial manner or context

Ancestry of “tonsorially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtonsorialRelating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing
2Latintōnsor—
3Latintondeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
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